child
part of speech
noun (child, children; casual: kid, kids)
meaning for a pupil
1) A child is a young boy or girl. tree →
2) A child is someone's son or daughter, at any age: Grandma has three children. Children means more than one child. tree →
3) (casual) «Kid», «kiddo», «nipper» (UK), «ankle-biter» and «rug rat» (Australia, US, joking) are chatty words for a child. tree →
4) (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 →
5) (formal) The exam voice and official notices say «minor», «juvenile», «pupil», «dependant», «persons under the age of 12». tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and 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." In the primary 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
- 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 →
- 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 the corpora
- And the LORD came down to see the city and the tower, which the children of men builded.
- And Sarai was barren; she had no child.
- Now Sarai Abram's wife bore him no children; and she had a handmaid, an Egyptian, whose name was Hagar.
- Thus were both the daughters of Lot with child by their father.
- And the child grew, and was weaned.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «child» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.