child (original) (raw)
an eight-year-old child
Both her children are now married with children of their own.
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- childWhen I was a child the summers seemed to go on for ever.
- boyThere's a new boy in my class.
- girlThe girl's name is Sally.
- kidI'm off to pick up the kids from school.
- kiddieI saw her with a little kiddie in a pushchair.
- little oneThe little ones must be hungry by now.
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- childWe have three children, two girls and a boy.
- sonMy son is getting married in the spring.
- daughterHer daughter works for a multinational in the Netherlands.
- kidMy two kids are both grown up now.
- offspringI'm sure you'll be relieved once your offspring grow up and leave home.
- broodMy sister descended on me with her brood of five.
He's such a child if he doesn't get his own way.
a child of something
Me, I'm a child of the 60s.
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- She had to drag her child away from the toy shop.
- Her eldest child is nearly 14.
- She's got four children, all under the age of five.
- The children are always hungry when they get home from school.
- Don't be so silly - you're acting like a child!
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