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10 Language-to-English DictionariesChild
/tʃaɪld/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A young human being below the age of puberty or below the legal age of majority.
"The child was playing happily in the park."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old English 'cild' meaning infant or fetus, tracing back to Proto-Germanic *kilþam meaning womb or offspring. Over centuries, the meaning broadened from a newborn or unborn child to encompass any young human being before puberty.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Child" is said worldwide
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enfant
Transliteration: enfant
"L'enfant joue dans le jardin."
Kind
Transliteration: Kind
"Das Kind spielt im Garten."
bambino
Transliteration: bambino
"Il bambino gioca nel parco."
niño
Transliteration: niño
"El niño juega en el parque."
criança
Transliteration: criança
"A criança brinca no parque."
बच्चा
Transliteration: bachcha
"बच्चਾ park me khel raha hai."
儿童
Transliteration: értóng
"这个儿童在公园里玩。"
아이
Transliteration: ai
"아이가 공원에서 놀고 있습니다."
子供
Transliteration: kodomo
"子供が公園で遊んでいます。"
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