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I. child <pl -dren> [tʃaɪld, pl tʃɪldrən] N

1. child (young human):

child: Kind nt <-(e)s, -er>

illegitimate child: uneheliches Kind

unborn child: ungeborenes Kind m

unborn child: Fötus m <-(ses), -se>

young child: Kleinkind nt <-(e)s, -er>

from a child: von Kindesbeinen an

one's/sb's inner child: das Kind in einem/jdm

PSYCH the inner child: das innere Kind

2. child:

child (offspring): Kind nt <-(e)s, -er>

child (offspring): Nachkomme m <-n, -n>

child (male): Sohn m <-(e)s, Sö̱h·ne>

child (female): Tochter f <-, Töchter>

you are your father's/mother's child: du bist [genau] wie dein Vater/deine Mutter

an only child: ein Einzelkind nt

3. child pej (immature person):

child: Kind nt <-(e)s, -er>

child: unreife [o. unerfahrene] Person

4. child (product):

she's a real child of the sixties: sie ist ein typisches Kind der Sechzigerjahre

Phrases:

every man, woman and child: alle ohne Ausnahme

spare the rod and spoil the child saying: ein Schlag zur rechten Zeit hat noch niemandem geschadet

children should be seen and not heard prov: Kinder sollte man sehen, aber nicht hören

children should be seen and not heard prov: Kinder sollten sich benehmen

the sins of the fathers [are visited upon the children] saying: die Sünden der Väter [suchen die Kinder heim]

to be [great] with child old: [hoch]schwanger sein

to be [great] with child old: [kurz] vor der Niederkunft stehen form dated

II. child <pl -dren> [tʃaɪld, pl tʃɪldrən] N modifier

child prostitution: Kinderprostitution f

OpenDict entry

child N

child (lower level in a hierarchy) COMPUT: untergeordnetes Element

child (lower level in a hierarchy) COMPUT: Kindelement spec

bat·tered ˈchild N

battered child: misshandeltes Kind

ˈdo·nor child N

donor child: durch Spenderei oder -spermien gezeugtes Kind

ˈlatch·key child N

latchkey child: Schlüsselkind nt <-(e)s, -er>

ˈlove child N euph dated

love child: Kind nt der Liebe euph dated

love child: uneheliches Kind

I. child sup·ˈport N

child support: Unterhalt m <-(e)s>

child support: Unterhaltszahlung f <-, -en>

II. child sup·ˈport N modifier

child support: Alimente-

child support order: Unterhaltszahlung f <-, -en>

child support order: Alimente[zahlung] f

ˈchild-re·sist·ant ADJ form

child-resistant: kindersicher

ˈchild steal·ing N LAW

child stealing: Kindesraub m <-(e)s, -e>

child ˈben·efit N Brit

child benefit: Kindergeld nt <-(e)s> kein pl

child benefit: Familienhilfe f A

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German

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child (benefit) allowance N STATE

child (benefit) allowance: Unterhaltsgeld für Familienangehörige nt

German

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English

English

Unterhaltsgeld für Familienangehörige: child (benefit) allowance

child mortality

child mortality: Kindersterblichkeit

one-child policy N

one-child policy: Ein-Kind-Politik (China)

Kinder- und Jugendhilfe: child and youth welfare service

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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

he was often ill as a child: als Kind war er oft krank

she felt little affection for the child: sie fühlte wenig für das Kind

the child had the good sense to ...: das Kind besaß die Geistesgegenwart ...

the child's hows and whys seemed endless: die Fragen des Kindes schienen kein Ende nehmen zu wollen

ein Kind auf den Schoß nehmen: to take [or sit] a child on one's lap

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

Animals bolstered morale at the front, due to the soldiers' affection for them.

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No man has ever left in such a blaze of affection.

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It also conveys how love and affection can immensely help a family tide over all the highs and lows of life.

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For several years following, the two corresponded almost every day, traveled together, and professed emotional and physical affection for one another.

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There is a relationship of respect, mutual affection and obligation between the child, parents and compadres.

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Examples from the Internet (not verified by PONS Editors)

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Children fill canisters at a public hydrant.

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Kinder füllen Kanister an einer öffentlichen Zapfstelle.

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He has five children, who are already grown up.

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Er hat fünf Kinder, die alle schon erwachsen sind.

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An exhibition for children and adults

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www.grossglockner.at

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Eine Ausstellung für Erwachsene und Kinder

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www.grossglockner.at

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two adults with up to three children

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www.lahnstein.de

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zwei Erwachsene mit bis zu drei Kindern

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www.lahnstein.de

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Children standing at a grading conveyor for cocoa beans.

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Kinder stehen an einem Sortierband für Kakaobohnen.

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