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| as a child adv | (during childhood) | als Kind Konj + Nn |
| | | während der Kindheit Rdw |
| | As a child, Fiona was scared of dogs but she later went on to become a vet. |
| bear a child v expr | (give birth to a baby) (umgangssprachlich) | ein Kind kriegen Rdw |
| | | ein Kind bekommen Rdw |
| | | ein Kind zur Welt bringen Rdw |
| | Helen bore a child at the age of 43. |
| child abuse n | (violence towards a child) | Kindesmissbrauch Nm |
| | | Kindesmisshandlung Nf |
| | | Kinderschändung Nf |
| | Social workers and teachers have to look out for evidence of child abuse. |
| child abuse n | (neglect of a child) | Kindesmissbrauch Nm |
| | | Kindesmisshandlung Nf |
| | Failing to provide for a child's basic needs is a form of child abuse. |
| child abuse n | (sexual molestation of a child) | Kinderschändung Nf |
| | | Kindesmissbrauch Nm |
| | A 36-year-old man has been charged with child abuse and making indecent images of children. |
child labor (US),
child labour (UK) n | (children: forced working) | Kinderarbeit Nf |
| | Child labor is still prevalent in some Third World countries. |
| child prodigy n | (gifted young person) | Wunderkind Nn |
| | | Kind mit außergewöhnlichem Talent Rdw |
| | Mozart was a child prodigy who started composing music before the age of five. |
| child rearing n | (parenting, raising of offspring) | Kindererziehung Nf |
| | | Erziehen Nn |
| | | Erziehung Nf |
| | Child rearing doesn't end when the children become adults, it just changes form. |
| child support n | (money paid by absent parent) | Unterhalt Nm |
| | | Alimente Npl |
| | My ex-husband has to pay child support every month. |
| child welfare n | (services: protect children) | Kindeswohl Nn |
| | | Kindesfürsorge Nf |
| | Foster parents are an important part of the child welfare system. |
child-friendly,
child friendly adj | (accommodating children's needs) | kinderfreundlich Adj |
| Anmerkung: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| | Some companies have become child friendly, offering on-site daycare facilities. |
| | The menu looks good, but is it a child-friendly restaurant? |
childcare,
child care n | (professional care of children) | Kinderbetreuung Nf |
| | | Kinderpflege Nf |
| | | Kinderaufsicht Nf |
| | Working parents need good childcare for their kids. |
| | Arbeitende Eltern brauchen eine gute Kinderbetreuung. |
childfree,
also UK: child-free adj | (having no children, esp. by choice) | kinderlos Adj |
| | | ohne Kinder Adv + Npl |
childfree by choice,
childless by choice,
also UK: child-free by choice expr | (voluntarily having no children) | freiwillig kinderlos Adj + Adj |
| | | aus Grund kinderlos Rdw |
| | | bewusst keine Kinder haben Rdw |
| | Glen and his wife are childless by choice, although they have three dogs. |
childproof,
child-proof,
child proof adj | (safe for children) | kindersicher Adj |
childproof [sth],
child-proof⇒ vtr | (make safe for children) | kindersicher machen Adj + Vt |
| Christ child n | (Christianity: infant Jesus) | Christkind Nn |
| | (Religion) | Christuskind Nn |
| foster child n | (child placed with a family) | Pflegekind Nn |
| | She became a foster child when both of her parents went to jail. |
| gifted child n | (young person: talented, clever) | Wunderkind Nn |
| | | begabtes Kind Adj + Nn |
| | | talentiertes Kind Adj + Nn |
| | Mozart was a gifted child, composing from the age of five. |
| it's child's play expr | (it's extremely easy) | kinderleicht Adj |
| | | das ist ein Kinderspiel Rdw |
| | It's so easy to do -- it's child's play, really. |
| love child n | slang (illegitimate offspring) | uneheliches Kind Adj + Nn |
| | That girl is a love child; she has never met her father. |
man-child,
manchild n | literary (male child, boy) | Junge Nm |
| | | Bube Nm |
| | | Knabe Nm |
man-child,
manchild n | literary (son) | Sohn Nm |
man-child,
manchild n | figurative, pejorative (emotionally immature man) | großes Kind Adj + Nn |
| mere child n | (very young person) | Kleinkind Nn |
| | | Kind Nn |
| | A mere child can't be expected to understand the stock market. |
| middle child n | ([sb] with older and younger siblings) (ugs) | mittleres Kind Adj + Nn |
| | Roy was the middle child; he had an older brother and a younger sister. |
| model child n | (child: well behaved) | vorbildliches Kind Adj + Nn |
| | | braves Kind Adj + Nn |
| | I was a model child. I got good grades and never gave my parents any trouble. |
| oldest child n | ([sb] with younger siblings only) | ältestes Kind, größtes Kind Adj + Nn |
| | (ugs) | Größte, Älteste Nf |
| | (ugs) | Größte, Älteste Nm |
| | (ugs) | Große Nm |
| only child n | ([sb] without siblings) | Einzelkind Nn |
| | My mother's an only child, but my father has five siblings. |
| | Meine Mutter ist ein Einzelkind, doch mein Vater hat fünf Geschwister. |
| poster child n | figurative ([sb] who represents [sth]) | Vorzeigekind Nn |
| | | Musterkind Nn |
| | | Posterkind Nn |
| | That rock star is the poster child for a disillusioned generation. |
| poster child n | (child on poster of organization) | Posterkind Nn |
spoiled child,
also UK: spoilt child n | (child: unpleasant, greedy) | verwöhntes Kind Adj + Nn |
| | If you always give in to him, he'll become a spoiled child. |
stepchild,
step-child n | (child of your spouse) | Stiefkind Nn |
| | Marcia never had children of her own, but she has a stepchild with her husband. |