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CHYLD/tʃaɪld/

A child is a young person, not yet an adult. The irregular plural is children — never “childs.” That one spelling mistake is extremely common, so learn children as a block. Pair with adult and with baby (a baby is a very young child).

Meaning

A young person.

Examples

• “Every child needs love.”
• “Every child needs care.”
• “The children are in the park.”

Good to know

Plural: children. Not childs.

Near in meaning

kid

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