Child meaning in English

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Definition

a child: a kid, a young person, a minor, an infant noun
Note that the plural of child is children.

UK: When I was a child, I enjoyed watching television.
US: I've just adopted 18 Polish children. They're so cute.

Examples

  • "Do you plan on having children in the next five years?"
  • "Susie : Please, why don't you deliver a positive message that these children might benefit from?"
  • "Children, please try to keep calm. We're almost finished with the tour."
  • "Horatio : General, I mean Rainbow Child, am I still under arrest?"
  • "Bruno : Horatio, it's not right to exploit a child like this."
  • "I'll be brief, as we're both busy people: You are the father of my child."
  • "Dear owners of human children"
  • "We adopted an African child together."
  • "Anyway, I don't want this child to change anything between us."
  • "General Rainbow Child : You're right!"
  • "I simply want you to get to know your child and be involved in their life for the next 40 to 60 years."
  • "Concretely, this means that we do not ask candidates about their religion or ethnicity, if they have or plan to have children, and we do not make any assumptions or jokes about any of the above subjects."
  • "I believe the children are our future..."
  • "The bad news is that my tarantulas were accidentally delivered to a child's baptism.The good news is that Edward Moon is a bastard."
  • "And finally "Apocalypse"... A new book for children, debuts at #1 on the best seller list."
  • "Lack of sleep leads to irritability, poor behavior and trouble with relationships, especially among children and teens."
  • "while children like dogs because they often solve mysteries in a large van in cartoons."
  • "Well, I live with my husband and three wonderful children - and a dog."

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