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WordReference English-Swedish Dictionary © 2026:
child,
plural: children n | (boy, girl) (oräknelig) | barn s |
| | A child needs love. |
| | Ett barn behöver kärlek. |
child,
plural: children n | (son, daughter) | barn s |
| | We have just had our first child. |
| | Vi har precis fått vårt första barn. |
| child n as adj | (of children) | barn- adj |
| | Child psychologists study the mind and behaviour of children. |
| | Barnpsykologer studerar barns tankesätt och uppförande. |
| Sammansatta former: |
WordReference English-Swedish Dictionary © 2026:
| as a child adv | (during childhood) | som barn adv |
| | (vardagligt) | som liten adj |
| | 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) | föda barn vtr + s |
| | Helen bore a child at the age of 43. |
| child abuse n | (violence towards a child) | barnmisshandel s |
| | Social workers and teachers have to look out for evidence of child abuse. |
| child abuse n | (neglect of a child) | barnmisshandel s |
| | Failing to provide for a child's basic needs is a form of child abuse. |
| child abuse n | (sexual molestation of a child) | sexuellt utnyttjande av barn uttr |
| | A 36-year-old man has been charged with child abuse and making indecent images of children. |
| child groomer n | (pedophile) (slang) | barn-groomer s |
| | | pedofil s |
child labor (US),
child labour (UK) n | (children: forced working) | barnarbete s |
| | Child labor is still prevalent in some Third World countries. |
| child prodigy n | (gifted young person) | underbarn s |
| | Mozart was a child prodigy who started composing music before the age of five. |
| child rearing n | (parenting, raising of offspring) | barnuppfostran s |
| | Child rearing doesn't end when the children become adults, it just changes form. |
| child support n | (money paid by absent parent) (vardagligt) | underhåll s |
| | | underhållsbidrag s |
| | My ex-husband has to pay child support every month. |
childcare,
child care n | (professional care of children) | barnomsorg s |
| | Working parents need good childcare for their kids. |
childfree,
also UK: child-free adj | (having no children, esp. by choice) | barnfri adj |
| | | utan barn prep + s |
childfree by choice,
childless by choice,
also UK: child-free by choice expr | (voluntarily having no children) | självmant barnfri adj |
| | | självmant utan barn adj |
| | Glen and his wife are childless by choice, although they have three dogs. |
childproof,
child-proof,
child proof adj | (safe for children) | barnsäker adj |
childproof [sth],
child-proof⇒ vtr | (make safe for children) | göra barnsäker vtr + adj |
| | | göra barnvänlig vtr + adj |
| Christ child n | (Christianity: infant Jesus) | Jesusbarnet egen |
| foster child n | (child placed with a family) | fosterbarn s |
| | She became a foster child when both of her parents went to jail. |
| gifted child n | (young person: talented, clever) | begåvat barn adj + s |
| | | underbarn s |
| | Mozart was a gifted child, composing from the age of five. |
| it's child's play expr | (it's extremely easy) (bildlig) | det är rena barnleken uttr |
| | It's so easy to do -- it's child's play, really. |
| love child n | slang (illegitimate offspring) (kränkande, vardagligt) | oäkting s |
| | | kärleksbarn s |
| | That girl is a love child; she has never met her father. |
| mere child n | (very young person) | ett litet barn uttr |
| | | bara ett barn uttr |
| | A mere child can't be expected to understand the stock market. |
| middle child n | ([sb] with older and younger siblings) | mellanbarn s |
| | Roy was the middle child; he had an older brother and a younger sister. |
| model child n | (child: well behaved) (bildlig) | ängel s |
| | | lydigt barn s |
| | | A barn s |
| | I was a model child. I got good grades and never gave my parents any trouble. |
| only child n | ([sb] without siblings) | ensambarn s |
| | My mother's an only child, but my father has five siblings. |
spoiled child,
also UK: spoilt child n | (child: unpleasant, greedy) | bortskämt barn s |
| | If you always give in to him, he'll become a spoiled child. |
stepchild,
step-child n | (child of your spouse) (oräkneligt) | styvbarn s |
| | (vardagligt) | bonusbarn s |
| | Marcia never had children of her own, but she has a stepchild with her husband. |