成句・複合語：
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adult child,
plural: adult children n | (offspring: grown up) | 成長した子供 名
HHiraganaせいちょうしたこども |
| | I have three adult children, two of whom have children of their own. |
| as a child adv | (during childhood) | 子供の頃（に）、幼少時代に 連用句
HHiraganaこどものころ（に）、ようしょうじだいに |
| | As a child, Fiona was scared of dogs but she later went on to become a vet. |
| bastard child n | dated, offensive! (person: unmarried parents) | 庶子、私生児 名
HHiraganaしょし、しせいじ |
| | Although he was born a bastard child he was made legitimate when his parents married. |
| bear a child v expr | (give birth to a baby) | 赤ちゃんを産む 動詞句
HHiraganaあかちゃんをうむ |
| | Helen bore a child at the age of 43. |
| | ヘレンは43歳で赤ちゃんを産んだ。 |
| child abuse n | (violence towards a child) | 児童虐待 名
HHiraganaじどうぎゃくたい |
| | Social workers and teachers have to look out for evidence of child abuse. |
| child abuse n | (neglect of a child) | 児童虐待 名
HHiraganaじどうぎゃくたい |
| | Failing to provide for a child's basic needs is a form of child abuse. |
| child abuse n | (sexual molestation of a child) | 児童への性的虐待 名
HHiraganaじどうへのせいてきぎゃくたい |
| | A 36-year-old man has been charged with child abuse and making indecent images of children. |
child care center,
childcare center (US),
day nursery,
childcare centre (UK) n | (day nursery) | 託児所、保育所 名
HHiraganaたくじしょ、ほいくじょ |
| | Many companies have an on-site child care center for their employees' children. |
| child custody n | (guardianship) | 親権、監護権 名
HHiraganaしんけん、かんごけん |
| | In some cases, child custody can be awarded to the adoptive parent. |
child labor (US),
child labour (UK) n | (children: forced working) (強制的な) | 児童労働 名
HHiraganaじどうろうどう |
| | Child labor is still prevalent in some Third World countries. |
| child prodigy n | (gifted young person) | 神童、早熟の天才 名
HHiraganaしんどう、そうじゅくのてんさい |
| | Mozart was a child prodigy who started composing music before the age of five. |
| child psychiatry n | (children's mental health) (医療) | 児童精神医学 名
HHiraganaじどうせいしんいがく |
| | She is a psychiatrist with a child psychiatry practice specializing in autism. |
| child psychology n | (children's minds, behavior) (医療) | 児童心理学 名
HHiraganaじどうしんりがく |
| | As a student of child psychology, you'll focus on the development of children from infancy through adolescence and learn about related disorders. |
| child rearing n | (parenting, raising of offspring) | 子育て、育児 名
HHiraganaこそだて、いくじ |
| | Child rearing doesn't end when the children become adults, it just changes form. |
child size,
child-size,
child sized,
child-sized adj | (miniature, small) | 子供サイズの 形
HHiraganaこどもさいずの |
| 注釈: A hyphen may be used when the term precedes the noun. |
| child support n | (money paid by absent parent) | 養育費 名
HHiraganaよういくひ |
| | My ex-husband has to pay child support every month. |
| child welfare n | (services: protect children) (社会) | 児童福祉 名
HHiraganaじどうふくし |
| | Foster parents are an important part of the child welfare system. |
child-friendly,
child friendly adj | (accommodating children's needs) | 子供にふさわしい、子供向けの 形
HHiraganaこどもにふさわしい、こどもむけの |
| 注釈: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| | Some companies have become child friendly, offering on-site daycare facilities. |
| | The menu looks good, but is it a child-friendly restaurant? |
| child's play n | figurative ([sth] very easy) | 非常に簡単なこと 名
HHiraganaひじょうにかんたんなこと |
| | (口語・比喩) | 朝飯前、屁のかっぱ 名
HHiraganaあさめしまえ、へのかっぱ |
| | I finished the crossword puzzle very quickly; it was child's play. |
childcare,
child care n | (professional care of children) | 育児、保育 名
HHiraganaいくじ、ほいく |
| | Working parents need good childcare for their kids. |
childfree,
also UK: child-free adj | (having no children by choice) | 子なしの 連体句
HHiraganaこなしの |
childfree by choice,
childless by choice,
also UK: child-free by choice expr | (voluntarily having no children) | 子供をもたないと決めた 動詞句
HHiraganaこどもをもたないときめた |
| | Glen and his wife are childless by choice, although they have three dogs. |
childproof,
child-proof,
child proof adj | (safe for children) | チャイルドプルーフの 連体句
HHiraganaちゃいるどぷるーふの |
childproof [sth],
child-proof⇒ vtr | (make safe for children) | ～をチャイルドプルーフにする 動詞句
HHiragana～をちゃいるどぷるーふにする |
deprived child,
plural: deprived children n | (child: disadvantaged) | 恵まれない子供たち 名
HHiraganaめぐまれないこどもたち |
| | This government has done nothing to alleviate the problems of deprived children. |
| | 政府は、恵まれない子供たちの問題についてなんら解決策を施さなかった。 |
| foster child n | (child placed with a family) | 里子、養子 名
HHiraganaさとこ、ようし |
| | She became a foster child when both of her parents went to jail. |
| gifted child n | (young person: talented, clever) | 天才児 名
HHiraganaてんさいじ |
| | Mozart was a gifted child, composing from the age of five. |
| good child n | (child who is well behaved) (子供) | 行儀の良い子 名
HHiraganaぎょうぎのよいこ |
| | My mother says I was a good child when I was younger. |
grooming,
child grooming n | (preying sexually on a child) | 子どもに性的に取り入ること 名
HHiraganaこどもにせいてきにとりいること |
| | The paedophile was arrested for child grooming. |
grown child,
plural: grown children n | (adult offspring) | 成人した子供 名
HHiraganaせいじんしたこども |
| illegitimate child n | (child born to unmarried parents) | 非嫡出子、婚外子 名
HHiraganaひちゃくしゅつし、こんがいし |
| | (俗語) | 私生児 名
HHiraganaしせいじ |
| | (古風) | 庶子 名
HHiraganaしょし |
| | Many years ago, she had an illegitimate child who was adopted by a couple with no children of their own. |
| it's child's play expr | (it's extremely easy) | 朝飯前、ぞうさない、たやすい、歯ごたえがない
HHiraganaあさめしまえ、ぞうさない、たやすい、はごたえがない |
| | It's so easy to do -- it's child's play, really. |
| | それはとても簡単なことだよ、本当にたやすいね。 |
man-child,
manchild n | literary (male child, boy) | 男の子 名
HHiraganaおとこのこ |
man-child,
manchild n | literary (son) | 息子 名
HHiraganaむすこ |
man-child,
manchild n | figurative, pejorative (emotionally immature man) (軽蔑的) | とっちゃん坊や、大人子ども 名
HHiraganaとっちゃんぼうや、おとなこども |
| middle child n | ([sb] with older and younger siblings) (兄弟、姉妹) | 真ん中の子 名
HHiraganaまんなかのこ |
| | Roy was the middle child; he had an older brother and a younger sister. |
| model child n | (child: well behaved) (お行儀のよい) | 模範的な子供 名
HHiraganaもはんてきなこども |
| | | （一部の人にとって）侵してはいけない神聖な存在 名
HHiragana（いちぶのひとにとって）おかしてはいけないしんせいなそんざい |
| | I was a model child. I got good grades and never gave my parents any trouble. |
| | 私は模範的な子供でした。良い成績で、両親に迷惑をかけたこともありません。 |
| natural child n | dated (biological offspring) | 実子、生物学上の子、実の子 名
HHiraganaじっし、せいぶつがくじょうのこ、じつのこ |
| | The duke never married but had several natural children by different women. |
| natural child n | (child born to unmarried parents) | 非嫡出子、庶子 名
HHiraganaひちゃくしゅつし、しょし |
| | (口語・軽蔑的) | 私生児 名
HHiraganaしせいじ |
| | The king's natural child had no claim to the throne. |
| oldest child n | ([sb] with younger siblings only) | 長男、長女 名
HHiraganaちょうなん、ちょうじょ |
| only child n | ([sb] without siblings) | 一人っ子 名
HHiraganaひとりっこ |
| | My mother's an only child, but my father has five siblings. |
preschool child,
pre-school child n | (child under 5) | 幼稚園児、未就学児 名
HHiraganaようちえんじ、みしゅうがくじ |
| | Pre-school children must be accompanied by both parents. |
school child,
schoolchild n | (pupil) | 生徒、児童 名
HHiraganaせいと、じどう |
| | Three school children said they saw your dog running around the playground. |
stepchild,
step-child n | (child of your spouse) | 継子 名
HHiraganaままこ |
| | Marcia never had children of her own, but she has a stepchild with her husband. |