child
noun[C]
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aboyorgirlfrom thetimeofbirthuntil he or she is anadult, or asonordaughterof anyage:
儿童，小孩；儿子；女儿an eight-year-old child8岁的小孩
As a child I didn'teatvegetables.我小时候不爱吃蔬菜。
Asmallgroupof childrenwaitedoutsidethedoor.一小群孩子在门外等候。
Both her children are nowmarriedwith children oftheirown.她的两个孩子都结了婚，有了自己的孩子。
Janismarriedwith threeyoungchildren.简已婚，有3个孩子。
See also
brainchild
a child
- childWhen I was a child the summers seemed to go on for ever.
- boyThere's a new boy in my class.
- girlThe girl's name is Sally.
- kidI'm off to pick up the kids from school.
- kiddieI saw her with a little kiddie in a pushchair.
- little oneThe little ones must be hungry by now.
your child
- childWe have three children, two girls and a boy.
- sonMy son is getting married in the spring.
- daughterHer daughter works for a multinational in the Netherlands.
- kidMy two kids are both grown up now.
- offspringI'm sure you'll be relieved once your offspring grow up and leave home.
- broodMy sister descended on me with her brood of five.
disapproving
anadultwhobehavesbadly, like abadlybehavedchild:
孩子气的人；任性妄为的人He's such a child if he doesn't get his own way.要是不能遂他的意，他就会任性胡来。
a child ofsomething
someone who has been veryinfluencedby aparticularperiodorsituation:
深受（某一时期或形势）影响的人Me, I'm a child of the 60s.我嘛，是60年代的人。
- She had todragher child away from thetoyshop.
- Hereldestchild isnearly14.
- She's got four children, all under theageof five.
- The children are alwayshungrywhen they gethomefromschool.
- Don't be sosilly- you'reactinglike a child!
Family: relations in general
- anti-family
- aunt
- auntie
- baby daddy
- biologically
- fatherhood
- filial
- first cousin
- fraternal
- grand-nephew
- kinsman
- kinswoman
- kith and kin
- long-lost
- loved one
- relative
- removed
- second cousin
- sib
- sibling
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Children & babies
Stupid and silly people
Idioms
be child's play
children should be seen and not heard
(great) with child