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

A child is a young boy or girl. tree →
A child is someone's son or daughter, at any age: Grandma has three children. Children means more than one child. tree →
(casual) «Kid», «kiddo», «nipper» (UK), «ankle-biter» and «rug rat» (Australia, US, joking) are chatty words for a child. tree →
(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 →
(formal) The exam voice and official notices say «minor», «juvenile», «pupil», «dependant», «persons under the age of 12». tree →

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 →
There are 4 tables with 5 children at each table. tree →
6 children were in the park and 3 more came. tree →
Every child in the class got a sticker. tree →
My aunt has two children, a boy and a girl. tree →
Children under 12 must wear a helmet. tree →
When Dad was a child, he lived on a farm. tree →
The children laughed at the clown. tree →
12 kids at the party, sorry, 13 with me tree →
Oh, stop acting like a child and share them. tree →
Minors must be accompanied by an adult at all times. tree →
Thirty-two cards are apportioned equally among eight minors; state the allocation per minor. tree →
All children, except one, grow up. tree →

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 →
All these were the children of Keturah. (Torah GEN.25.4, JPS 1917) tree →
And Sarai was barren; she had no child. (Torah GEN.11.30, JPS 1917) tree →
These are the children of Japhlet. (Writings 1CH.7.33, JPS 1917) tree →
The children of Gibbar, ninety and five. (Writings EZR.2.20, JPS 1917) tree →
The children of Azmaveth, forty and two. (Writings EZR.2.24, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

On Mova

Trees and pragmatics of «child» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
«child» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
Trees and pragmatics of «child» in the Judaism dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
«child» in the Judaism dictionary on Mova free.

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