child
noun [ C ] uk/tʃaɪld/ us/tʃaɪld/ children /ˈtʃɪl.drən/ /ˈtʃɪl.drən/
A1 儿童，小孩;儿子;女儿
a boy or girl from the time of birth until he or she is an adult, or a son or daughter of any age
an eight-year-old child 8岁的小孩
As a child I didn't eat vegetables. 我小时候不爱吃蔬菜。
A small group of children waited outside the door. 一小群孩子在门外等候。
Both her children are now married with children of their own. 她的两个孩子都结了婚，有了自己的孩子。
Jan is married with three young children. 简已婚，有3个孩子。
See also: brainchild
disapproving孩子气的人；任性妄为的人
an adult who behaves badly, like a badly behaved child
He's such a child if he doesn't get his own way. 要是不能遂他的意，他就会任性胡来。
a child of something 深受（某一时期或形势）影响的人
someone who has been very influenced by a particular period or situation
Me, I'm a child of the 60s. 我嘛，是60年代的人。
People should never forget that I'm a child of poverty.
He was a child of the Great Depression, who was forced to work from the age of ten.
As a child of the 20th century, it was important to her to understand the era she lived in.
I'm a child of the civil rights movement, and I expect justice for all.
- More examples
- She had to drag her child away from the toy shop.
- Her eldest child is nearly 14.
- She's got four children, all under the age of five.
- The children are always hungry when they get home from school.
- Don't be so silly - you're acting like a child!
Idioms
be child's playidiom informal 很容易做的事；轻而易举的事
to be very easy
Using computers nowadays is child's play. 现在电脑真是太容易操作了。
children should be seen and not heardidiom saying 孩子要乖，少出声。
said to emphasize that you think children should behave well and be quiet
(great) with childidiom old use 怀孕（即将足月）
(very) pregnant