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{ "term": "child", "partOfSpeech": "noun", "ox3000": true, "cefr": "a1", "definitions": [ { "senseNumber": 1, "definition": "a young human who is not yet an adult", "labels": "(especially US English)(especially North American English)(especially British English)(British English)(North American English)(especially British English)", "cefr": "a1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "a child of 3/a 3-year-old child" }, { "text": "men, women and children" }, { "text": "an organization that campaigns for the rights of the **unborn child**" }, { "text": "The film is not suitable for **young children**." }, { "text": "I lived in London as a child." }, { "text": "She was a child star but never made it as an adult." }, { "text": "Children grow up so quickly!" }, { "text": "He had old-fashioned ideas on how to bring up children." }, { "text": "He's always been a problem child." }, { "text": "My father died while I was still a small child." }, { "text": "She works in a centre for delinquent children." }, { "text": "The children were quite unruly and ran around the house as if they owned it." }, { "text": "There are a lot of street children in the poorer parts of the city." }, { "text": "What a precocious child—reading Jane Austen at the age of ten!" }, { "text": "You can't spoil a child by giving it all the affection it wants." }, { "text": "a child custody dispute between divorced parents" }, { "text": "a school for gifted children" }, { "text": "good food for growing children" }, { "text": "tax concessions for families with dependent children" }, { "text": "the emotional connections which ensure healthy child development" }, { "text": "All the children learn to swim from an early age." }, { "text": "The book is aimed at the parents of pre-school children." }, { "text": "We took the children to Disneyland." }, { "text": "Will you put the children to bed?" }, { "text": "It has been her dream since she was a child." }, { "text": "A family ticket (two adults and two children) costs £30." }, { "text": "The product was developed with parents and children in mind." }, { "text": "All of her children and grandchildren were at the party." }, { "text": "timeless images of mother and child" }, { "text": "Entrance is free for children." }, { "text": "The organization helps seriously ill children and their families." }, { "text": "You're behaving like a child." }, { "text": "He taught the children about the importance of nutrition and exercise." }, { "text": "The law is in place to protect children." }, { "text": "Arts Umbrella educates children in the visual and performing arts." }, { "text": "In a small child, learning happens with repetition." }, { "text": "All children under the age of 11 were given free admission." }, { "text": "Children learn in different ways." }, { "text": "She works as an illustrator of children's books." }, { "text": "She grew up in children's homes and foster care" }, { "text": "Fair Trade Certified means that men and women receive equal wages and that no child labour is used." }, { "text": "All staff are aware of child protection issues." }, { "text": "The government is aiming to halve child poverty in the next five years." }, { "text": "Local authorities have the responsibility for child welfare." }, { "text": "Child soldiers were used by all sides during the 14-year civil war." }, { "text": "They try to establish positive relationships with the children in their care." }, { "text": "parents of children with special needs" }, { "text": "With the right support most children with special educational needs can be included successfully at a mainstream school." } ], "topics": ["Life stages"], "collocations": { "adjective": ["little", "small", "young"], "verb + child": ["have", "bear", "give birth to"], "child + verb": ["be born", "develop", "grow"], "child + noun": ["actor", "bride", "soldier"], "preposition": ["with child"] } }, { "senseNumber": 2, "definition": "a son or daughter of any age", "cefr": "a1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "They have three grown-up children." }, { "text": "All four of their adult children work in the family business." }, { "text": "They can't **have children**." }, { "text": "She didn't have her first child until she was nearly forty." }, { "text": "She couldn't imagine the pain of losing a child at birth." }, { "text": "Their first child was born with a rare heart condition." }, { "text": "They are expecting a child in June." }, { "text": "We had trouble conceiving our first child." }, { "text": "We have three teenage children." }, { "text": "We've got three teenage children." }, { "text": "Once the children left home, they moved overseas." }, { "text": "They have two children aged 21 and 17." }, { "text": "Most parents tend to raise their children in much the same way they were raised." }, { "text": "When they moved abroad, they sent their children to boarding school." }, { "text": "My parents are coming to help take care of the children." }, { "text": "They share custody of their two young children." }, { "text": "They moved to the country after the birth of their child." }, { "text": "They tried to control their children's lives." } ], "collocations": { "adjective": ["little", "small", "young"], "verb + child": ["have", "bear", "give birth to"], "child + verb": ["be born", "develop", "grow"], "child + noun": ["actor", "bride", "soldier"], "preposition": ["with child"] } }, { "senseNumber": 3, "definition": "a person who is strongly influenced by the ideas and attitudes of a particular time or person", "examples": [ { "text": "a child of the 90s" } ] }, { "senseNumber": 4, "definition": "an adult who behaves like a child and is not mature or responsible", "labels": "(disapproving)", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to be very easy to do, so not even a child would find it difficult", "labels": "(informal)", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to be pregnant", "labels": "(old-fashioned)", "examples": [ { "text": "big with child" } ], "topics": ["Life stages"] } ], "pronunciations": { "uk": [ { "pronunciation": "/tʃaɪld/", "audio": "ch/child/child__gb_2.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/ˈtʃɪldrən/", "audio": "ch/child/children__gb_2.mp3" } ], "us": [ { "pronunciation": "/tʃaɪld/", "audio": "ch/child/child__us_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/ˈtʃɪldrən/", "audio": "ch/child/children__us_3.mp3" } ] }, "wordOrigin": "Old English cild, of Germanic origin. The Middle English plural childer or childre became childeren or children by association with plurals ending in -en, such as brethren." }