[Elamur Dictionary](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/child/) [dictionaries](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [English](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/) / [C](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/c/) / child # child noun (child, children; casual: kid, kids) «child» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova. ## Everyday 1. A child is a young boy or girl. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/child/#m1) 2. A child is someone's son or daughter, at any age: Grandma has three children. Children means more than one child. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/child/#m2) 3. (casual) «Kid», «kiddo», «nipper» (UK), «ankle-biter» and «rug rat» (Australia, US, joking) are chatty words for a child. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/child/#m3) 4. (rough) «Don't be such a child» or «stop acting like a child» is a put-down meaning you are being silly or babyish. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/child/#m4) 5. (formal) The exam voice and official notices say «minor», «juvenile», «pupil», «dependant», «persons under the age of 12». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/child/#m5) ### In the lessons the people things are shared between («shared between 8 children» = divide by 8), or a group being counted; «each child» asks for one share; in everyday life «only child», «children's books», «childcare»; in safety rules for children near roads and water; in casual talk «kids», «the kids»; in rough talk «stop being a child»; in official and exam voice «minors», «pupils», «persons under 12» ### Examples - 32 cards are shared between 8 children equally. How many does each child get? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/child/#x1) - There are 4 tables with 5 children at each table. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/child/#x2) - 6 children were in the park and 3 more came. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/child/#x3) - Every child in the class got a sticker. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/child/#x4) - My aunt has two children, a boy and a girl. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/child/#x5) - Children under 12 must wear a helmet. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/child/#x6) - When Dad was a child, he lived on a farm. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/child/#x7) - The children laughed at the clown. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/child/#x8) - 12 kids at the party, sorry, 13 with me [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/child/#x9) - Oh, stop acting like a child and share them. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/child/#x10) - Minors must be accompanied by an adult at all times. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/child/#x11) - Thirty-two cards are apportioned equally among eight minors; state the allocation per minor. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/child/#x12) - All children, except one, grow up. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/child/#x13) ### Note Plural is «children», not «childs». When sharing, the number of children is the number of shares: divide; «each child» asks for one share. Trap: children can also be the counted thing, as in «how many children are there». In a self-correction («12 kids, sorry, 13 with me») the last number said counts: 13. «kid» is fine in chat; «minor» and «pupil» are the official words. ## In Jewish tradition In the Torah it often means a descendant, so "children of Israel" means the whole people. It can also mean a young son or daughter. **Interpretation.** Tradition stresses that the Israelites are God's children and Abraham's descendants. Having children is seen as a blessing, and the first commandment in the Torah is to "be fruitful and multiply." ### Examples - And the child grew, and was weaned. (Torah GEN.21.8, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/child/#x1) - All these were the children of Keturah. (Torah GEN.25.4, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/child/#x2) - And Sarai was barren; she had no child. (Torah GEN.11.30, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/child/#x3) - These are the children of Japhlet. (Writings 1CH.7.33, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/child/#x4) - The children of Gibbar, ninety and five. (Writings EZR.2.20, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/child/#x5) - The children of Azmaveth, forty and two. (Writings EZR.2.24, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/child/#x6) ### Note Plural is «children», not «childs». When sharing, the number of children is the number of shares: divide; «each child» asks for one share. Trap: children can also be the counted thing, as in «how many children are there». In a self-correction («12 kids, sorry, 13 with me») the last number said counts: 13. «kid» is fine in chat; «minor» and «pupil» are the official words. ## On Mova - [Trees and pragmatics of «child» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/child/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames. - [«child» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/child.html) on Mova free. - [Trees and pragmatics of «child» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/child/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames. - [«child» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/child.html) on Mova free.