child

child [ tʃaıld ] (plural chil|dren [ `tʃıldrən ] ) noun count ***

1. ) a young person from the time they are born until they are about 14 years old:

The nursery has places for 30 children.

The movie is not suitable for young children.

He can't understand he's just a child.

a ) only before noun for or about children:

a child car seat

new programs to address the problem of child poverty

b ) only before noun used for showing that the person mentioned is a child:

a child actor

child workers

2. ) someone's son or daughter of any age:

All of our children are grown and married.

They're expecting their second child in May.

only child (=someone who does not have any brothers or sisters): I was an only child and very lonely growing up.

3. ) an adult who behaves in ways that are not reasonable or sensible

4. ) someone whose character is influenced by the main political and social attitudes of a particular period of time:

child of: a selfish, materialistic child of the '80s

be with child OLD-FASHIONED

to be pregnant

have a child or have children

to be or become a parent:

fertility treatment for couples who can't have children