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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
The word 'child' originates from the Old English 'cild', which is related to similar words in other Germanic languages, such as Old High German 'kind'. Historically, it has evolved to refer specifically to a young human being, typically under the age of 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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