child

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1 being a child
2 looking after children
see also FAMILY

1 being a child
- a young person who is not fully grown: child (plural children), (informal) kid; the period of time when you are a child: childhood (noun U/C)
a small/little child ◎ a cute/sweet child ◎ She's got five small kids. ◎ Right kids, time for bed. ◎ childhood memories
- a male child: boy; a female child: girl
- a child up to the age of about two: baby
- a young child who is learning to walk: toddler
- a young child: (formal) infant
an infant school
- a child who goes to school: schoolboy, schoolgirl, schoolchild (plural schoolchildren)
※ more on babies BABY
- the time when you are young, especially the time between being a child and being an adult: youth (noun U)
I was quite good at sport in my youth.
- a young person who is growing from a child into an adult: adolescent; the period of time when a person is an adolescent: adolescence (noun U)
- a person between 13 and 19 years old: teenager; adjective (only before a noun): teenage
a book written for teenagers ◎ teenage magazines
- to become bigger and taller: grow*
Haven't you grown!
- to grow from a child into an adult: grow* up
I grew up in the country.
※—† good and bad behaviour
- to behave properly: behave; a child who behaves well is well-behaved
I tell them to behave but they just don't seem to listen. ◎ I was a very well-behaved child at school.
- to behave badly: misbehave; a child who behaves badly is badly-behaved, naughty
a naughty girl/boy
- to do sth bad: (informal) be/get* up to sth
What have you been up to while I've been away?
- a child who likes having fun, in a rather naughty way, is mischievous; noun (U): mischief
He's been up to his mischief again.
- a child who behaves badly and makes people angry is a nuisance, pest
Go and play outside and don't make a nuisance of yourself. ◎ Why must you be such a pest!
- to argue noisily about things which are not important: squabble
The kids were squabbling over who could have the last sweet.
- to try and make sb angry or annoyed by saying unkind things: tease (sb)
They used to tease him about his long hair.
※—† hurting another child
- to frighten or hurt another smaller child: bully sb; noun (U): bullying; a person who does this: bully
He was bullied at school.
- to squeeze a piece of sb's skin tightly between your thumb and forefinger: pinch sb/sth
He pinched me!
- to hit sb with your fist: punch sb
- to pull hard on sb's hair: pull sb's hair
※ what people are like and how they behave PERSONALITY, BEHAVIOUR
※—† playing and enjoyment
- a special thing that you give to children if they are good, or on a special occasion: treat
I've got a nice treat for you today - we're going to the zoo.
- money given to children by their parents: pocket money (noun U)
- to do sth for enjoyment: play (with sb/sth)
Let's go out and play. ◎ to play games
- an object for a child to play with: toy
to play with a toy
- a public area of land where children can play: playground
※ more on toys and playing TOY, PLAY ²
※—† friends
- a friend that a child plays with: playmate
- the friend that a child likes best: best friend
- to spend time with sb: go* round with sb, go* round together
I used to go round with this girl at school but she moved away.
※ more on friends FRIEND

2 looking after children
- to care for a child and make sure he/she is kept safe from injury, illness, etc: take* care of sb, look after sb
She wants to stay at home to look after her children.
- to look after a child until he/she is an adult, and to teach him/her how to behave: bring* sb up, raise sb
They've brought up their children to be self-reliant and honest.
- a person who has been brought up to behave correctly is well brought up
- the way sb is brought up: upbringing
to have a good upbringing
- to do too much for a child, in a way which is bad for them: spoil sb; a child who has been treated in this way is spoilt
Don't spoil the children; they've got enough toys already. ◎ a spoilt child
- to give a child less care and attention than he/she needs: neglect sb; adjective: neglected
He was neglected by his parents. ◎ a neglected child
- a child who is not given enough of the things that everyone needs is deprived
- to treat a child in a very bad way, either physically or emotionally: abuse sb; noun (U) abuse; adjective: abused
She was abused as a child. ◎ sexual abuse ◎ an abused child
※—† people who look after children
- the mother and father of a child: parents
- a person, usually a woman, who lives with a family to help look after a young baby or child: nanny
- a person, usually a young woman, from another country who lives with a family to learn their language and helps with the housework and looking after the children: au pair
- a person who looks after a baby while the parents are working: childminder; the work of a childminder: childminding (noun U); verb: mind sb
Can you mind my baby for a few hours?
- a person who looks after a child for a short time when the parents are out of the house: babysitter; verb: babysit*
I'll come and babysit for you this evening.
- a place where mothers or fathers can leave their babies and children while they are working, shopping, etc: crèche, nursery
- a group of small children who meet regularly and play together: playgroup
※—† MORE ...
- a person who is not legally an adult: minor, juvenile
a juvenile court
- a child who is unusually good at sth (for example mathematics or playing the violin): (child) prodigy
- (used about children, often in a rather critical way) behaving in a way that makes them seem older than they are: precocious
a precocious child ◎ precocious behaviour
- a child who has difficulty learning things at school has learning difficulties
a school for children with learning difficulties
- a doctor who is specially trained to treat children: paediatrician

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  baby, kid