child
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The meaning (definition) of the word child
a young person who is not yet an adult
The word child used in a sentence
“Each child chose a book from the classroom shelf.”
How the word child is said around the world
| French | enfant (ahn-FAHN) |
| Spanish | niño (NEEN-yoh) |
| Mandarin | 孩子 (high dzuh) |
| Hindi | बच्चा (BUCH-chah) |
| Arabic | طفل (tifl) |
| Russian | ребёнок (ree-BYOH-nuhk) |
| Portuguese (EU) | criança (kree-AHN-sah) |
| Portuguese (BR) | criança (kree-AHNG-sah) |
| Japanese | こども (KOH-doh-moh) |
| German | Kind (kint) |
| Urdu | بچہ (BUCH-cha) |
| Punjabi | ਬੱਚਾ (BUCH-chaa) |
| Korean | 아이 (AH-ee) |
| Hebrew | יֶלֶד (YEHL-ed) |
| Greek | παιδί (peh-THEE) |
| Dutch | kind (kint) |
| Tagalog | bata (BAH-tah) |
| Vietnamese | đứa trẻ (duh CHEH) |
| Turkish | çocuk (choh-JUUK) |
| Persian | کودک (koo-DAK) |
| Polish | dziecko (JYETS-koh) |
| Ukrainian | дитина (dih-TIH-nah) |
| Bengali | বাচ্চা (BAHCH-chah) |
| Swedish | barn (bahn) |
| Italian | bambino (bahm-BEE-noh) |
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