plural children /ˈtʃɪldrən/ plural children /ˈtʃɪldrən/ Learner's definition of CHILD
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: a young person小孩;幼儿 -
the birth of a child孩子的出生
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She's pregnant with their first child.她怀上了他们的第一个孩子。
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a play for both children and adults孩子和成人皆适宜观看的一部剧。
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I went there once as a child. [=when I was a child]我小时候曾去过那里一次。
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often used before another noun.常用于另一名词前 3
: an adult who acts like a child : a childlike or childish person孩子气的人;幼稚的人 4
: a person who has been strongly influenced by a certain place or time or by the events happening during that time产物;结果
children should be seen and not heard
— used to say that children should be quiet and well-behaved小孩子要守规矩,切勿喧闹