child (A1)
noun
Pronunciation: tʃaɪld
Definition
A young human being below the age of puberty or below the legal age of majority.
Examples
Every child deserves a safe and happy home.
The child was playing quietly in the garden.
He became a father at a very young age, having a child at 18.
How to Use child
- child of (prepositional phrase)
- The result or product of something. — "This painting is a child of the artist's imagination."
- child prodigy (collocation)
- A person with exceptional talent at a young age. — "Mozart was a famous child prodigy."
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