noun · neutral
child
/tʃaɪld/CHILD
Band 4-5speakingtask2
a young person; a son or daughter of parents
Examples
“Every child deserves a good education.”
“She is the only child in her family.”
“The children played in the park all afternoon.”
Band 8 sentence
“Public policy should prioritise early childhood education because investments at that stage yield substantial long-term benefits.”
Collocations
- only child
- young child
- childhood memories
Word family
children noun (pl)childhood nounchildish adjective
Common mistakes
I have two childs.→I have two children.
Childs are playing outside.→Children are playing outside.
Say it for a higher band
5kid→6children→7+child
Synonyms
kid
Easily confused
kid
“The kids were excited to see the animals at the zoo.”
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