Child — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a young person of either sex

a human offspring (son or daughter) of any age

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɹˈʌsteɪsəl/

🇬🇧British English

/klˈaɹənsjˌuːʃɪp/

🇮🇳Indian English

/klˈaɹənsjˌuːʃɪp/

1 syllable Say it as /kɹˈʌsteɪsəl/.

Examples

she writes books for children
they're just kids
`tiddler' is a British term for youngster

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

tyke baby nipper shaver small fry minor kid youngster tike tiddler fry nestling

Antonyms

parent

Parts of Speech

noun	a young person of either sex “she writes books for children”
noun	a human offspring (son or daughter) of any age “they had three children”
noun	an immature childish person “he remained a child in practical matters as long as he lived”
noun	a member of a clan or tribe “the children of Israel”

Word Forms

childly	adjective	befitting a young child
childhood	noun	the time of person's life when they are a child
babyhood	noun	the earliest state of immaturity

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Kind

ein junger Mensch beiderlei Geschlechts

🇫🇷French

enfant

un jeune des deux sexes

🇪🇸Spanish

niño

un joven de cualquier sexo

🇮🇹Italian

bambino

un giovane di entrambi i sessi

🇳🇱Dutch

kind

een jong persoon van beide geslachten

🇵🇹Portuguese

criança

um jovem de ambos os sexos

🇷🇺Russian

ребенок

молодой человек любого пола

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बच्चा

किसी भी लिंग का युवा व्यक्ति

🇧🇩Bengali

শিশু

উভয় লিঙ্গের একজন যুবক

🇮🇳Tamil

குழந்தை

இரு பாலினத்தவர்

🇮🇳Telugu

బిడ్డ

ఏ లింగానికి చెందిన యువకుడు

🇮🇳Marathi

मूल

एकतर लिंगाची तरुण व्यक्ती

🇮🇳Gujarati

બાળક

બંને જાતિનો યુવાન વ્યક્તિ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮಗು

ಯಾವುದೇ ಲಿಂಗದ ಯುವಕ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കുട്ടി

ഏതെങ്കിലും ലിംഗത്തിലുള്ള ഒരു യുവാവ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬੱਚਾ

ਕਿਸੇ ਵੀ ਲਿੰਗ ਦਾ ਇੱਕ ਨੌਜਵਾਨ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

بچہ

کسی بھی جنس کا ایک نوجوان

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

孩子

年轻人，无论性别

🇯🇵Japanese

子供

性別を問わず若い人

🇰🇷Korean

어린이

남녀노소의 젊은이

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đứa trẻ

một người trẻ thuộc cả hai giới

🇹🇭Thai

เด็ก

คนหนุ่มสาวไม่ว่าเพศใด

🇮🇩Indonesian

anak

seorang pemuda dari kedua jenis kelamin

🇵🇭Filipino

bata

isang kabataan ng alinmang kasarian

🇲🇾Malay

anak

orang muda dari mana-mana jantina

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

طفل

شاب من كلا الجنسين

🇮🇷Persian

کودک

یک جوان از هر جنس

🇹🇷Turkish

çocuk

her iki cinsiyetten bir genç

🇮🇱Hebrew

יֶלֶד

אדם צעיר משני המינים

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What is the primary definition of the word 'child'?

The primary meaning of 'child' is 'a young person of either sex'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'child' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'child' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'child' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'child' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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