Vocabulaire

child

/tʃaɪld/

Exemple: “The child is playing.”

Synonymes: kid, minor

Antonymes: adult

frolic

Verbe

Exemple: “Children frolic in the park.”

Synonymes: play, jump around

Antonymes: mourn

welfare

Nom

Exemple: “The program supports child welfare.”

Synonymes: well-being, support

Antonymes: hardship

angel

Nom

Exemple: “The child looks like an angel.”

Synonymes: heavenly being

Antonymes: devil

girl

Nom

Exemple: “The girl is smart.”

Synonymes: female child

Antonymes: boy

baby

Nom

Exemple: “The baby is sleeping.”

Synonymes: infant, little child

Antonymes: adult

toy

Nom

Exemple: “The child has a toy.”

Synonymes: plaything

Antonymes: tool

boy

Nom

Exemple: “The boy is happy.”

Synonymes: male child

Antonymes: girl

parent

Nom

Exemple: “A parent takes care of a child.”

Synonymes: mother, father

Antonymes: child

daughter

Nom

Exemple: “Their daughter is happy.”

Synonymes: girl child

Antonymes: son

crayon

Nom

Exemple: “The child draws with a crayon.”

garden

Nom

Exemple: “The children play in the garden.”

Synonymes: yard

precocious

Adjectif

Exemple: “The child was precocious and unusually articulate.”

Synonymes: advanced, gifted

Antonymes: immature, slow-developing

trampoline

Nom

Exemple: “The children jumped on the trampoline all afternoon.”

Synonymes: springy jumping surface

Antonymes:

exuberance

Nom

Exemple: “The child’s exuberance filled the room.”

Synonymes: enthusiasm, energy

Antonymes: gloom, reserve

pee

Verbe

Exemple: “The child said he needed to pee.”

Synonymes: urinate

Antonymes:

mud

Nom

Exemple: “The children were covered in mud.”

Synonymes: wet dirt

Antonymes: clean ground

kid

Nom

Exemple: “The kids were playing outside.”

Synonymes: child

Antonymes: adult

jelly

Nom

Exemple: “The children ate strawberry jelly.”

Synonymes: gel dessert

Antonymes:

clown

Nom

Exemple: “The clown made the children laugh.”

Synonymes: funny performer

Antonymes:

adult

Nom

Exemple: “Every adult must carry identification.”

Synonymes: grown-up

Antonymes: child

sing

Verbe

Exemple: “The children sing in the morning.”

Synonymes: perform music

Antonymes: be silent

most

Déterminant

Exemple: “Most children like games.”

Synonymes: majority

Antonymes: least

indulgently

Adverbe

Exemple: “The teacher smiled indulgently at the child’s imagination.”

Synonymes: leniently, tolerantly

Antonymes: strictly, severely

compliantly

Adverbe

Exemple: “The child sat compliantly and listened.”

Synonymes: obediently, submissively

Antonymes: defiantly, resistantly

tend

Verbe

Exemple: “Children tend to learn languages quickly.”

Synonymes: be likely to, care for

Antonymes: avoid

sand

Nom

Exemple: “The children played in the sand for hours.”

Synonymes: fine grains

Antonymes: rock

amused

Adjectif

Exemple: “The children were amused by the clown.”

Synonymes: entertained

Antonymes: bored

mommy

Nom

Exemple: “Mommy made breakfast for us.”

Synonymes: mom

Antonymes:

merry

Adjectif

Exemple: “The children were merry during the holiday.”

Synonymes: cheerful

Antonymes: sad

ghost

Nom

Exemple: “The child was afraid of ghosts.”

Synonymes: spirit

Antonymes: human

daddy

Nom

Exemple: “Daddy is coming home soon.”

Synonymes: dad

Antonymes:

patronizingly

Adverbe

Exemple: “He explained it patronizingly, as if we were children.”

Synonymes: condescendingly

Antonymes: respectfully

socialization

Nom

Exemple: “Socialization shapes how children learn norms and behavior.”

Synonymes: integration

Antonymes: isolation

sentimentally

Adverbe

Exemple: “He spoke sentimentally about his childhood home.”

Synonymes: emotionally

Antonymes: coldly

adopt

Verbe

Exemple: “They decided to adopt a child.”

Synonymes: take in

lively

Adjectif

Exemple: “She is a lively child.”

Synonymes: energetic

Antonymes: quiet

nurse

Nom

Exemple: “The nurse helped the patient.”

Synonymes: caregiver

Antonymes: patient

outside

Préposition

Exemple: “The children are playing outside.”

Synonymes: outdoors

Antonymes: inside

family

/ˈfæməli/

Exemple: “My family is small.”

Synonymes: fellowship, home, class

school

/skuːl/

Exemple: “I go to school.”

Synonymes: cultivate, shoal, train