child/tʃaɪld/

n.

➊ a young human being who is not yet an adult

➋ a son or daughter of any age

n. 〖复children/'tʃɪldrən/〗 [C]

➊ 儿童，小孩：a child of 8（或an 8-year-old child）8岁的儿童

◇As a child I didn't like meat. 我小时候不喜欢吃肉。

◇Children's Day 儿童节

➋ 孩子：All of their three children have grown up. 他们的3个孩子都长大成人了。

child

childbirth

childhood

childish

音组-ild/-aɪld/

child; mild; wild

用法children的所有格为children's，如：a children's book 一本童书。

谚语Children and fools tell the truth. 孩子和傻子说的是真话。