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/tʃaɪld/
Example: “The child is playing.”
Synonyms: kid, minor
Antonyms: adult
Verb
Example: “Children frolic in the park.”
Synonyms: play, jump around
Antonyms: mourn
Noun
Example: “The program supports child welfare.”
Synonyms: well-being, support
Antonyms: hardship
Example: “The child looks like an angel.”
Synonyms: heavenly being
Antonyms: devil
Example: “The girl is smart.”
Synonyms: female child
Antonyms: boy
Example: “The baby is sleeping.”
Synonyms: infant, little child
Example: “The child has a toy.”
Synonyms: plaything
Antonyms: tool
Example: “The boy is happy.”
Synonyms: male child
Antonyms: girl
Example: “A parent takes care of a child.”
Synonyms: mother, father
Antonyms: child
Example: “Their daughter is happy.”
Synonyms: girl child
Antonyms: son
Example: “The child draws with a crayon.”
Example: “The children play in the garden.”
Synonyms: yard
Adjective
Example: “The child was precocious and unusually articulate.”
Synonyms: advanced, gifted
Antonyms: immature, slow-developing
Example: “The children jumped on the trampoline all afternoon.”
Synonyms: springy jumping surface
Antonyms:
Example: “The child’s exuberance filled the room.”
Synonyms: enthusiasm, energy
Antonyms: gloom, reserve
Example: “The child said he needed to pee.”
Synonyms: urinate
Example: “The children were covered in mud.”
Synonyms: wet dirt
Antonyms: clean ground
Example: “The kids were playing outside.”
Synonyms: child
Example: “The children ate strawberry jelly.”
Synonyms: gel dessert
Example: “The clown made the children laugh.”
Synonyms: funny performer
Example: “Every adult must carry identification.”
Synonyms: grown-up
Example: “The children sing in the morning.”
Synonyms: perform music
Antonyms: be silent
Determiner
Example: “Most children like games.”
Synonyms: majority
Antonyms: least
Adverb
Example: “The teacher smiled indulgently at the child’s imagination.”
Synonyms: leniently, tolerantly
Antonyms: strictly, severely
Example: “The child sat compliantly and listened.”
Synonyms: obediently, submissively
Antonyms: defiantly, resistantly
Example: “Children tend to learn languages quickly.”
Synonyms: be likely to, care for
Antonyms: avoid
Example: “The children played in the sand for hours.”
Synonyms: fine grains
Antonyms: rock
Example: “The children were amused by the clown.”
Synonyms: entertained
Antonyms: bored
Example: “Mommy made breakfast for us.”
Synonyms: mom
Example: “The children were merry during the holiday.”
Synonyms: cheerful
Antonyms: sad
Example: “The child was afraid of ghosts.”
Synonyms: spirit
Antonyms: human
Example: “Daddy is coming home soon.”
Synonyms: dad
Example: “He explained it patronizingly, as if we were children.”
Synonyms: condescendingly
Antonyms: respectfully
Example: “Socialization shapes how children learn norms and behavior.”
Synonyms: integration
Antonyms: isolation
Example: “He spoke sentimentally about his childhood home.”
Synonyms: emotionally
Antonyms: coldly
Example: “They decided to adopt a child.”
Synonyms: take in
Example: “She is a lively child.”
Synonyms: energetic
Antonyms: quiet
Example: “The nurse helped the patient.”
Synonyms: caregiver
Antonyms: patient
Preposition
Example: “The children are playing outside.”
Synonyms: outdoors
Antonyms: inside
/ˈfæməli/
Example: “My family is small.”
Synonyms: fellowship, home, class
/skuːl/
Example: “I go to school.”
Synonyms: cultivate, shoal, train
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