nounA1
child
/tʃaɪld/A child is a young person who is not yet grown up.
Child can also mean someone's son or daughter, even when that person is an adult.
EXAMPLES
- The child is playing in the garden.
- That child goes to my school.
- We have one child.
SYNONYMS
kidyoungster
ANTONYMS
adult
WORD FAMILY
childhood (noun) · childish (adjective) · childlike (adjective)
GRAMMAR
Countable noun · plural: children
COMMON COLLOCATIONS
young childsmall childonly childschool-age child
