child
/tʃaɪld/noun
उच्चारण चाइल्ड
बच्चा, बालक
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as idiom, proverb
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a young human who is not yet an adult
बच्चा, बालक
- a five-year-old child
- Every child in the village now goes to the new primary school by bicycle.
- Every child needs love and a safe place to grow.
+ 2 more examples
- When I was a child, we spent summers at my grandmother's house.
- The teacher asked each child to bring a small plant to school.
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[C]
a son or daughter of any age
संतान
- They have two children.
- Both of their children live abroad, but they visit their parents during Diwali.
- Their eldest child is now a doctor in Pune.
+ 2 more examples
- Our parents are proud of every one of their children.
- She is the only child of a retired army officer.
Synonyms offspring son daughter descendant progeny
Opposite parent
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
child: plural children
The plural of child is children, an irregular form. Never write childs or childrens for the plural.
'Child' का plural 'children' है, जो irregular रूप है; plural के लिए 'childs' या 'childrens' मत लिखिए।
- Three children were playing in the park.
- Every child needs love and care.
child (possessive): child's / children's
The possessive of one child is child's; of several, children's. The apostrophe comes before s in the first and after children in the second.
एक बच्चे का possessive 'child's' और कई बच्चों का 'children's' है।
- The child's school bag was heavy.
- The children's library opens at nine.
a child of + age / the child of
Use a child of ten for the age and the child of a person for parentage. Adults can also be someone's child.
आयु के लिए 'a child of ten' और माता-पिता के संबंध के लिए 'the child of' आता है; वयस्क भी किसी की संतान हो सकते हैं।
- She is a child of seven but reads very well.
- He is the child of two teachers.
child + noun
Child can come before nouns: child care, child labour, child safety, child star. It is singular even when many are meant.
'Child' noun से पहले आ सकता है: child care, child labour, child safety, child star; अनेक बच्चों के लिए भी यह singular रहता है।
- Child labour is illegal in India.
- The company runs a child care centre.
+Collocations 4
adjective + child
onlyyounggiftednaughtyunborn
- She is the only child of a school teacher.
verb + child
raiseadopteducatebring upprotect
- The couple adopted a child from the orphanage.
child + noun
carelabourabusebenefitmarriage
- The village fought against child marriage.
preposition phrase
as a childfrom a childwith childchild ofno child
- As a child, Radhika loved climbing trees.
“More examples 5
- The teacher gave each child a book.
अध्यापक ने हर बच्चे को एक पुस्तक दी।
- Children below fourteen cannot be employed in factories.
चौदह वर्ष से कम आयु के बच्चों को कारखानों में नौकरी पर नहीं रखा जा सकता।
- As a child, Radhika listened to her grandmother's stories every night.
बचपन में राधिका हर रात अपनी दादी की कहानियाँ सुना करती थी।
- He is forty, but his mother still calls him a child.
वह चालीस वर्ष का है, पर उसकी माँ उसे अब भी बच्चा कहती है।
- The children's park is closed for repairs.
बच्चों का पार्क मरम्मत के लिए बंद है।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ The childs are playing in the garden.
✓ The children are playing in the garden.
The plural of child is children, not childs.
'Child' का plural 'children' है, 'childs' नहीं।
✗ The childrens books are on the shelf.
✓ The children's books are on the shelf.
Children is already plural, so the possessive is children's; do not add s.
'Children' पहले से plural है, इसलिए possessive 'children's' होगा।
✗ Each child have a separate bench.
✓ Each child has a separate bench.
Each takes a singular verb, so use has.
'Each' के साथ singular verb आती है, इसलिए 'has' लिखिए।
¶Idioms 2
child's play
a thing that is very easy to do
बहुत आसान काम, बच्चों का खेल
- For an experienced coder, this problem is child's play.
- After months of practice, solving these puzzles was child's play for Radhika.
the child is the father of the man
the qualities and habits a person has as a child show what kind of adult they will become
बचपन ही व्यक्ति के भावी जीवन की नींव है; होनहार बिरवान के होत चिकने पात
- The boy who loved taking radios apart became a famous engineer; truly, the child is the father of the man.
- Good habits must be taught early, because the child is the father of the man.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
?Which word?
Keep apart childish (silly, like a child, negative: 'childish behaviour') and childlike (innocent and trusting, positive: 'childlike wonder').
Childish (बचकाना, नकारात्मक: 'childish behaviour') और childlike (मासूम और भरोसा करने वाला, सकारात्मक: 'childlike wonder') को अलग रखिए।
§Grammar and usage
The plural of child is children (not 'childrens'; the possessive is children's: 'children's books').
यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: child का plural children है ('childrens' नहीं; possessive children's: 'children's books')।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Child's play (very easy).
Idiom 'child's play' (बहुत आसान)।
'The child is father of the man' (Wordsworth).
उक्ति 'The child is father of the man' (Wordsworth)।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Children's Day in India is 14 November (Jawaharlal Nehru's birthday); the RTE Act, 2009 gives free education to children aged 6 to 14.
भारत में बाल दिवस 14 नवंबर (जवाहरलाल नेहरू का जन्मदिन) है; RTE Act, 2009 6 से 14 वर्ष के बच्चों को निःशुल्क शिक्षा देता है।