Definition: 1. A young person of either sex. 2. A human offspring (son or daughter) of any age. 3. An immature childish person. 4. A member of a clan or tribe;`
Use 'child' in a sentence:
1. Murphy sounds like a child.
2. He was a solitary child.
3. He had been a sickly child.
4. The child wandered off and got lost.
5. Her voice awoke the sleeping child.
6. The child was born prematurely.
7. The plural of 'child' is 'children'.
8. The child went into convulsions.
9. They desperately wanted a child.
10. The child stamped on the spider.
11. He was a happy, good-tempered child.
12. The child had just wakened.
13. She's an absolutely enchanting child.
14. One child in ten is asthmatic.
15. She gave the child a little tickle.
16. The child was christened Mary.
17. He's a child from hell.
18. I heard a child sobbing loudly.
19. Ricky was a very demanding child.
20. He clutched the child to him.
21. The child stumbled and fell.
22. The child snuggled up to her mother.
23. She claims Mark fathered her child.
24. I feel sorry for that poor child.
25. By law, you are a child until you are 18.
26. Parents are the most important people in a child's world.
27. Marina was a confident, happy child.
28. She's the middle child of three.
29. The child disappeared from his home some time after four.
30. The child was shaking with fear.
31. The two groups of children have quite different characteristics.
32. The children are at different stages of development.
33. All the children must learn a foreign language.
34. I found it a strain looking after four children.
35. Many children can't function effectively in large classes.
36. Some children can read and write before they go to school.
37. The new law makes no distinction between adults and children.
38. The teacher assigned a different task to each of the children.
39. It's a present for one of my children.
40. The teacher assigned each of the children a different task.
41. The children are in desperate need of love and attention.
42. John was present at the birth of both his children.
43. The children are close to each other in age.
44. There is a full range of activities for children.
45. Those children need a firm hand to make them behave.
46. Many experts advocate rewarding your child for good behaviour.
47. Being back with their family should provide emotional stability for the children.
48. I can't imagine life without the children now.
49. Team sports help to develop a child's social skills.
50. The child is developing normally.
51. Many children in the class suffered severe social and economic disadvantage.
52. Does television have an effect on children's behaviour?
53. Mark has two children to support from his first marriage.
54. The early identification of children with special educational needs is very important.
55. The children are completely out of control since their father left.
56. The child was found safe and well.
57. Having a child gave new meaning to their lives.
58. The research should prove invaluable in the study of children's language.
