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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Child \Child\ (ch[imac]ld), n.; pl. Children
(ch[i^]l"dr[e^]n). [AS. cild, pl. cildru; cf. Goth.
kil[thorn]ei womb, in-kil[thorn][=o] with child.]
1. A son or a daughter; a male or female descendant, in the
first degree; the immediate progeny of human parents; --
in law, legitimate offspring. Used also of animals and
plants.
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2. A descendant, however remote; -- used esp. in the plural;
as, the children of Israel; the children of Edom.
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3. One who, by character of practice, shows signs of
relationship to, or of the influence of, another; one
closely connected with a place, occupation, character,
etc.; as, a child of God; a child of the devil; a child of
disobedience; a child of toil; a child of the people.
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4. A noble youth. See Childe. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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5. A young person of either sex. esp. one between infancy and
youth; hence, one who exhibits the characteristics of a
very young person, as innocence, obedience, trustfulness,
limited understanding, etc.
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When I was child. I spake as a child, I understood
as a child, I thought as a child; but when I became
a man, I put away childish things. --1. Cor. xii.
11.
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6. A female infant. [Obs.]
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A boy or a child, I wonder? --Shak.
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To be with child, to be pregnant.
Child's play, light work; a trifling contest.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Child \Child\ (ch[imac]ld), n.; pl. Children
(ch[i^]l"dr[e^]n). [AS. cild, pl. cildru; cf. Goth.
kil[thorn]ei womb, in-kil[thorn][=o] with child.]
1. A son or a daughter; a male or female descendant, in the
first degree; the immediate progeny of human parents; --
in law, legitimate offspring. Used also of animals and
plants.
2. A descendant, however remote; -- used esp. in the plural;
as, the children of Israel; the children of Edom.
3. One who, by character of practice, shows signs of
relationship to, or of the influence of, another; one
closely connected with a place, occupation, character,
etc.; as, a child of God; a child of the devil; a child of
disobedience; a child of toil; a child of the people.
4. A noble youth. See Childe. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
5. A young person of either sex. esp. one between infancy and
youth; hence, one who exhibits the characteristics of a
very young person, as innocence, obedience, trustfulness,
limited understanding, etc.
When I was child. I spake as a child, I understood
as a child, I thought as a child; but when I became
a man, I put away childish things. --1. Cor. xii.
11.
6. A female infant. [Obs.]
A boy or a child, I wonder? --Shak.
To be with child, to be pregnant.
Child's play, light work; a trifling contest.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
child's play
n 1: any undertaking that is easy to do; "marketing this product
will be no picnic" [syn: cinch, breeze, picnic, snap,
duck soup, pushover, walkover, piece of cake]
2: play by children that is guided more by imagination than by
fixed rules; "Freud believed in the utility of play to a
small child" [syn: play]
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
child's play
n.
1 (lb en idiomatic) Something particularly simple or easy.
2 (&lit en the '''play''' of a '''child''')
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
child's play
n.
1 (lb en idiomatic) Something particularly simple or easy.
2 (&lit en the '''play''' of a '''child''')
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
child's play
n.
1 (lb en idiomatic) Something particularly simple or easy.
2 (&lit en the '''play''' of a '''child''')
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
child's play
n.
1 (lb en idiomatic) Something particularly simple or easy.
2 (&lit en the '''play''' of a '''child''')
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
child's play /tʃˈaɪldz plˈeɪ/
hračka
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
child's play /tʃˈaɪld ˈɛs plˈeɪ/
Kinderspiel , ein Leichtes [übtr.]
"That's mere child's play." - Das ist ja ein Kinderspiel., Das ist ja das reinste Kinderspiel.
From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-fin ]
child's play /tʃˈaɪld ˈɛs plˈeɪ/
lastenleikki
something particularly simple or easy
From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 : [ freedict:eng-hun ]
child`s play /tʃˈaɪld ˈɛs plˈeɪ/
gyerekjáték
From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-jpn ]
child's play /tʃˈaɪld ˈɛs plˈeɪ/
お茶の子, 児戯, 朝飯前
something particularly simple or easy
From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-swe ]
child's play /tʃˈaɪld ˈɛs plˈeɪ/
barnlek
something particularly simple or easy
From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]
child's play
n. 容易干的事
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