child

simple noun126 collocationsAvg. frequency: 6.3

Emphasizes the youth of a child, typically before school age.

Refers to a young child, often used affectionately.

Refers to the size or age of a child.

A person who has no brothers or sisters.

Describes an intelligent and quick-learning child.

Describes a child who behaves well.

A child with exceptional talent or natural ability.

Describes a child who behaves in a polite and controlled way.

Describes a child who is good at learning, understanding, and thinking.

A child who misbehaves or is disobedient, often in a playful way.

A child who causes a lot of problems for their parents or teachers.

A child who is hard to manage or please.

Describes a child who follows rules and instructions.

A child who is ready to attack or argue.

A child who is difficult to control; disorderly.

The study of the biological, psychological and emotional changes that occur in human beings between birth and the end of adolescence.

A child who acts in plays, movies, or television.

The process of a child becoming an adult.

Refers to a child increasing in size or age.

Refers to the physical, mental, or emotional growth of a child.

A literary or old-fashioned term for 'pregnant'.

To be a parent to a child, or to give birth to a child.

To care for and educate a child; common in AmE.

To care for a child until they are an adult.

The common phrase for the process of childbirth.

A formal or literary term for a woman giving birth.

A more old-fashioned term for bringing up a child.