child

/tʃaɪld/

nounchild

Think: a CHILD is “ch”-armed and “ild” (little) — CH + ILD = CHILD.

Yes, it's child. The tricky part is the vowel sound: it’s long i (ai) as in “wild,” not “chilled.”

Definitions

  1. nouna young human being; a boy or girl
  2. nounsomeone’s son or daughter (at any age)

Examples

  • The child held her dad’s hand while crossing the street.
  • Each child in the class brought a favorite book to share.
  • She is the youngest child in their family.

Synonyms

kidyoungsteryouthminoroffspring

Antonyms

adult

Translations

ES niño/niñaPT criançaFR enfant

Common misspellings

chlidchidchiledchyldchilldchaildchlldchíld

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