child
英 /tʃaɪld/ 美 /tʃaɪld/
- n. 儿童；小孩a young person who has not yet become an adult
- n. 子女someone's son or daughter, regardless of age
The child carefully carried a bowl of water outside.
那个孩子小心翼翼地端着一碗水走到外面。
Every child should have access to quality education, regardless of family income or place of residence.
每个孩子都应享有优质教育，不论其家庭收入或居住地点如何。
搭配
an only child 独生子女child development 儿童发展raise a child 抚养孩子
辨析提示
复数是children；childish偏贬义，childlike指天真如孩童。
词族
childhood (n.)、childish (adj.)、childlike (adj.)、childless (adj.)
近义 kid
反义 adult
相关词
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