Kind 
trẻ em 
child 
The child likes cocoa and apple juice. 
Đứa trẻ thích cacao và nước táo. * 014 like: Kind → →
das Kind ☊ đứa trẻ, đứa bé ☊ 
☊ die Kinder ☊ trẻ em, bọn trẻ, con nít (miền nam việt nam) ☊ ☊ der Kinderspielplatz ☊ sân chơi dành cho trẻ em ☊ ☊ die Kinderportion ☊ khẩu phần cho trẻ em ☊ ☊ der Kinderstuhl ☊ ghế cho trẻ em ☊ ☊ der Kinderarzt ☊ bác sĩ nhi ☊ ☊ ein Kind gebären ☊ sinh con ☊ ☊ ein Kind stillen ☊ cho con bú ☊ ☊ der Kinderwagen ☊ xe đẩy trẻ em ☊ ☊ der Hochstuhl (Kinderstuhl) ☊ ghế của trẻ em ☊ ☊ Kind ☊ 小孩 ☊ xiǎohái Kinder ☊ 孩子们 ☊ háizimén Kinderspielplatz ☊ 儿童娱乐场 ☊ értóng yúlèchǎng Kinderportion ☊ 儿童份量 ☊ értóng fènliàng Kinderstuhl ☊ 儿童座椅 ☊ értóng zuòyǐ Kinderarzt ☊ 儿科医生 ☊ érkē yīshēng ein Kind gebären ☊ 生一个孩子 ☊ shēng yī gè háizi ein Kind stillen ☊ 给一个孩子哺乳 ☊ gěi yī gè háizi bǔrǔ Kinderwagen ☊ 儿童车 ☊ értóngchē Hochstuhl (Kinderstuhl) ☊ 儿童高脚椅 ☊ értóng gāojiǎoyǐ Er schwimmt und dann spielt er mit einem Kind Ball. ☊ Anh ấy đi bơi và sau đó chơi bóng với một đứa trẻ. ☊ (Lektion 2, Nr. 12) Am Gleis fragt ein Kind Tri, wann der nächste Zug ankommt. ☊ Tại đường ray, một đứa trẻ hỏi Tri khi nào chuyến tàu tiếp theo đến. ☊ (Lektion 4, Nr. 34) Preise: Erwachsene 10 Euro, Kinder und Senioren die Hälfte. ☊ Giá tiền: người lớn 10 Euro, người già và trẻ em một nửa giá tiền. ☊ (Lektion 7, Nr. 67) Die Eltern von Trangs Nachbarskindern sind jeden Samstag weg. ☊ Bố mẹ những đứa trẻ hàng xóm của Trang cứ thứ bảy là đi vắng. ☊ (Lektion 35, Nr. 480) Daher babysittet Trang die drei Kinder. ☊ Do vậy Trang trông nom ba đứa trẻ. ☊ (Lektion 35, Nr. 481) Sie kocht eine Kindermahlzeit und legt alle Spielsachen auf den Fußboden. ☊ Cô ấy nấu ăn cho bọn trẻ và đế tất cả đồ chơi lên sàn nhà. ☊ (Lektion 35, Nr. 486) Es ist eine Landschaftsdarstellung, die im Vordergrund vier kleine Kinder zeigt. ☊ Đó là một sự miêu tả phong cảnh, mà đằng trước có bốn em nhỏ. ☊ (Lektion 57, Nr. 807) Die Kinder sehen aber fröhlich aus! ☊ Và những em nhỏ nhìn thật vui vẻ! ☊ (Lektion 57, Nr. 810) Das kann man einem Kind doch nicht vorlesen! ☊ Vậy truyện này người ta không nên đọc cho một đứa trẻ! ☊ (Lektion 71, Nr. 1022) Wurden denn auch Kinder Opfer der Flutwelle? ☊ Vậy có nạn nhân là trẻ em trong trận sóng thủy triều này không? ☊ (Lektion 72, Nr. 1038) Die Kinder spielen Fangen zwischen den Hochzeitsgästen und bestaunen den Tisch mit den vielen Geschenken. ☊ Trẻ con thì chơi đuổi bắt giữa những khách cưới và ngắm nghía cái bàn với nhiều quà tặng. ☊ (Lektion 79, Nr. 1127) Haben Sie Kinder? ☊ Anh / Chị đã có con chưa? ☊ (Lektion 96, Nr. 1523) Wie alt sind Ihre Kinder denn? Gehen Sie schon in die Schule? ☊ Con của anh / chị lên mấy tuổi rồi? Chúng đã đi học chưa? ☊ (Lektion 96, Nr. 1526) Wie geht es Ihren Kindern? ☊ Con của anh / chị có khoẻ không? ☊ (Lektion 96, Nr. 1529) Ich habe zwei Kinder. ☊ Tôi có hai con. ☊ (Lektion 106, Nr. 1840) Ich habe Englisch studiert, weil ich meine Kindheit in den USA verbracht habe. ☊ Tôi đã học tiếng Anh, vì tuổi thơ tôi đã sống ở Mỹ. ☊ (Lektion 107, Nr. 1875) Ich arbeite für eine Stiftung, die sich für Kinder einsetzt. ☊ Tôi làm việc cho một tổ chức hỗ trợ trẻ em. ☊ (Lektion 110, Nr. 2003) Unser Verlag ist spezialisiert auf Kinderbücher. ☊ Nhà xuất bản của chúng tôi chuyên về sách thiếu nhi. ☊ (Lektion 110, Nr. 2011) accept sb as sth: He never really accepted her as his own child. ☊ accept ☊
Everything about the child's adoption was against accepted practice. ☊ accept ☊
Children must learn socially acceptable behaviour. ☊ acceptable ☊
Many divorced fathers only have access to their children at weekends (= they are allowed by law to see them only at weekends). ☊ access ☊
They were proud of their children's achievements. ☊ achievement ☊
act like sb/sth: Stop acting like spoilt children! ☊ act ☊
Her quick action saved the child's life. ☊ action ☊
children learning addition and subtraction ☊ addition ☊
an addition to the family (= another child) ☊ addition ☊
admit to doing sth: She admits to being strict with her children. ☊ admit ☊
a campaign to encourage childless couples to adopt ☊ adopt ☊
adopt sb: to adopt a child ☊ adopt ☊
Children must be accompanied by an adult. ☊ adult ☊
She took advantage of the children's absence to tidy their rooms. ☊ take advantage of sth/sb ☊
When you're a child, life is one big adventure. ☊ adventure ☊
Children need lots of love and affection. ☊ affection ☊
I'm always having to clean up after the children (= clean the place after they have left it dirty and untidy). ☊ after ☊
children from 5-10 years of age ☊ age ☊
Children over the age of 12 must pay full fare. ☊ age ☊
They have two children aged six and nine. ☊ aged ☊
The book is aimed at very young children. ☊ aim ☊
I hope the children are all right. ☊ all right ☊
It's hard bringing up children alone. ☊ alone ☊
The teacher listened to the children reading aloud. ☊ aloud ☊
The children always seem to be hungry. ☊ always ☊
They divided the money up among their three children. ☊ among ☊
amuse sb: My funny drawings amused the kids. ☊ amuse ☊
Playing with water can keep children amused for hours. ☊ keep sb amused ☊
anxious (for sb): Parents are naturally anxious for their children. ☊ anxious ☊
The child's mother made an emotional appeal on TV for his return. ☊ appeal ☊
appoint sb to do sth: A lawyer was appointed to represent the child. ☊ appoint ☊
appropriate to sth: The book was written in a style appropriate to the age of the children. ☊ appropriate ☊
Children should be disciplined when the need arises (= when it is necessary). ☊ arise ☊
She cradled the child in her arms. ☊ arm ☊
arrangement that...: They had an arrangement that the children would spend two weeks with each parent. ☊ arrangement ☊
She had been there often as a child (= when she was a child). ☊ as ☊
I always associate the smell of baking with my childhood. ☊ associate ☊
The seaside had all sorts of pleasant associations with childhood holidays for me. ☊ association ☊
The children grew up in an atmosphere of violence and insecurity. ☊ atmosphere ☊
A child is recovering in hospital after a serious attack by a stray dog. ☊ attack ☊
Our children attend the same school. ☊ attend ☊
As the youngest child, she was always the centre of attention. ☊ attention ☊
Small children have a very short attention span. ☊ attention ☊
children of above/below average intelligence ☊ average ☊
awake sb: Her voice awoke the sleeping child. ☊ awake ☊
There were ten children away yesterday. ☊ away ☊
The kids took the dog's death very badly (= they were very unhappy). ☊ badly ☊
beat sb: At that time children were regularly beaten for quite minor offences (= a punishment). ☊ beat ☊
I'll just put the kids to bed. ☊ bed ☊
The birth of their first child marked the beginning of a new era in their married life. ☊ beginning ☊
Will you kids just behave! ☊ behave ☊
The children always behave for their father. ☊ behave ☊
well-/badly-behaved children ☊ behave ☊
believe doing sth: I don't believe in hitting children. ☊ believe in sth ☊
They've been best friends (= closest friends) since they were children. ☊ best ☊
We want the kids to have the best possible education. ☊ best ☊
We all want the best for our children. ☊ best ☊
Children must attend school between the ages of 5 and 16. ☊ between ☊
John was present at the birth of both his children. ☊ birth ☊
reference/children's/library books ☊ book ☊
She wanted to take a career break in order to have children. ☊ break ☊
She brought up five children. ☊ bring sb up ☊
a well/badly brought up child ☊ bring sb up ☊
bring to do sth: They were brought up to (= taught as children to) respect authority. ☊ bring sb up ☊
After the summer in Spain, the children were brown as berries. ☊ brown ☊
The children like to have bubbles in their bath. ☊ bubble ☊
Two children were rescued from the burning car. ☊ burn ☊
By law, you are a child until you are 18. ☊ by ☊
The children came in two by two (= in groups of two). ☊ by ☊
Will you call the kids in for lunch? ☊ call ☊
How much do men share housework and the care of the children? ☊ care ☊
Who's taking care of the children while you're away? ☊ take care of sb/sth/yourself ☊
Certainly, the early years are crucial to a child's development. ☊ certainly ☊
He puts his loose change in a money box for the children. ☊ change ☊
The two groups of children have quite different characteristics. ☊ characteristic ☊
They left the au pair in charge of the children for a week. ☊ charge ☊
The children charged down the stairs. ☊ charge ☊
The kids chased each other around the kitchen table. ☊ chase ☊
chat (to/with sb): My kids spend hours chatting on the phone to their friends. ☊ chat ☊
I'll just go and check on the children. ☊ check on sb/sth ☊
a child of three/a three-year-old child ☊ child ☊
men, women and children ☊ child ☊
an unborn child ☊ child ☊
not suitable for young children ☊ child ☊
I lived in London as a child. ☊ child ☊
a child star ☊ child ☊
They have three grown-up children. ☊ child ☊
a support group for adult children of alcoholics ☊ child ☊
They can't have children. ☊ child ☊
The children stood in a circle. ☊ circle ☊
a clever child ☊ clever ☊
The children are close to each other in age. ☊ close ☊
The children love to draw and colour. ☊ colour ☊
The children came running into the room. ☊ come ☊
I came across children sleeping under bridges. ☊ come across sb/sth ☊
The children have been a great comfort to me through all of this. ☊ comfort ☊
appalling crimes committed against innocent children ☊ commit ☊
Allergies to milk are quite common in childhood. ☊ common ☊
Her nervousness was communicating itself to the children. ☊ communicate ☊
The children are very good company (= pleasant to be with) at this age. ☊ company ☊
Young children will usually compete for their mother's attention. ☊ compete ☊
Where our children's education is concerned, no compromise is acceptable. ☊ concern ☊
parents' concern for their children ☊ concern ☊
All cases concerning children are dealt with in a special children's court. ☊ concerning ☊
neglected children living under the most appalling conditions ☊ condition ☊
The teacher wants the children to feel confident about asking questions when they don't understand. ☊ confident ☊
The children gave a confused account of what had happened. ☊ confused ☊
To avoid confusion, please write the children's names clearly on all their school clothes. ☊ confusion ☊
Children should be brought into contact with poetry at an early age. ☊ contact ☊
The poverty of her childhood stands in total contrast to her life in Hollywood. ☊ contrast ☊
The teacher had no control over the children. ☊ control ☊
The children are completely out of control since their father left. ☊ be/get/run/etc. out of control ☊
control what/how, etc...: Parents should control what their kids watch on television. ☊ control ☊
Can't you control your children? ☊ control ☊
the United Nations convention on the rights of the child ☊ convention ☊
We have invited 50 people, not counting the children. ☊ count ☊
a plastic waterproof cover for the stroller ☊ cover ☊
Parents play a crucial role in preparing their child for school. ☊ crucial ☊
The children are taught to respect different cultures. ☊ culture ☊
emotionally damaged children ☊ damage ☊
Children's lives are in danger every time they cross this road. ☊ danger ☊
Are the children afraid of the dark? ☊ dark ☊
These days kids grow up so quickly. ☊ these days ☊
The poor child looks more dead than alive. ☊ dead ☊
Two children were burnt to death in the fire (= they died as a result of the fire). ☊ death ☊
There had been much debate on the issue of childcare. ☊ debate ☊
They have very definite ideas on how to bring up children. ☊ definite ☊
'Do you plan to have children?' 'Definitely not!' ☊ definitely ☊
To what degree can parents be held responsible for a child's behaviour? ☊ degree ☊
a delicate child/constitution ☊ delicate ☊
The children squealed with delight when they saw the puppy. ☊ delight ☊
the demands of children/work ☊ demand ☊
The children are in desperate need of love and attention. ☊ desperate ☊
They desperately wanted a child. ☊ desperately ☊
The child is developing normally. ☊ develop ☊
They are devoted to their children. ☊ devoted ☊
She noticed a marked difference in the children on her second visit. ☊ difference ☊
a difficult child/customer/boss ☊ difficult ☊
children with severe learning difficulties ☊ difficulty ☊
Protect your child from direct sunlight by using a sunscreen. ☊ direct ☊
Many children in the class suffered severe social and economic disadvantage. ☊ disadvantage ☊
disappear from sth: The child disappeared from his home some time after four. ☊ disappear ☊
The discovery of a child's body in the river has shocked the community. ☊ discovery ☊
distinguish between A and B: At what age are children able to distinguish between right and wrong? ☊ distinguish ☊
Can it ever be right to divide a mother from her child? ☊ divide ☊
As a child he was dominated by his father. ☊ dominate ☊
a collection of children's drawings ☊ drawing ☊
a chance to fulfil a childhood dream ☊ dream ☊
dress sb (in sth): She dressed the children in their best clothes. ☊ dress ☊
The children spend hours dressing and undressing their dolls. ☊ dress ☊
Kids love dressing up. ☊ dress up, dress sb up ☊
The children are enough to drive me to drink. ☊ drink ☊
drive sb to sth: Those kids are driving me to despair. ☊ drive ☊
All the children are earning now. ☊ earn ☊
It can't be easy for her, on her own with the children. ☊ easy ☊
I don't feel easy about letting the kids go out alone. ☊ easy ☊
educate sb (in/on sth): Children need to be educated on the dangers of drug-taking. ☊ educate ☊
privately educated children ☊ educated ☊
It can be embarrassing for children to tell complete strangers about such incidents. ☊ embarrassing ☊
a child's emotional and intellectual development ☊ emotional ☊
emotionally disturbed children ☊ emotionally ☊
encourage sth (in sb/sth): They claim that some computer games encourage violent behaviour in young children. ☊ encourage ☊
Children seem to have lost their enjoyment in reading. ☊ enjoyment ☊
I get a lot of enjoyment from my grandchildren. ☊ enjoyment ☊
I've had enough of driving the kids around. ☊ have had enough (of sth/sb) ☊
enter sth: 1 000 children entered the competition. ☊ enter ☊
The children were surprised by the sudden entry of their teacher. ☊ entry ☊
An unhappy home environment can affect a child's behaviour. ☊ environment ☊
The findings of the survey apply equally to adults and children. ☊ equally ☊
The money was divided equally among her four children. ☊ equally ☊
escape (into sth): As a child he would often escape into a dream world of his own. ☊ escape ☊
The car is quite small, especially if you have children. ☊ especially ☊
estimate how many, large, etc...: It is hard to estimate how many children suffer from dyslexia. ☊ estimate ☊
Even a child can understand it (= so adults certainly can). ☊ even ☊
Children do not learn at an even pace. ☊ even ☊
except sb/sth from sth: Children under five are excepted from the survey. ☊ except ☊
Children are not usually allowed in, but I'm prepared to make an exception in this case. ☊ make an exception ☊
excited (about sth): The children were excited about opening their presents. ☊ excited ☊
Concern is growing over the number of children excluded from school (= not allowed to attend because of bad behaviour). ☊ exclude ☊
We led a poor but happy enough existence as children. ☊ existence ☊
A child's vocabulary expands through reading. ☊ expand ☊
expect sb to do sth: They expected all their children to be high achievers. ☊ expect ☊
Some parents have unrealistic expectations of their children. ☊ expectation ☊
expert (at/in/on sth): an expert in child psychology ☊ expert ☊
The teacher gave the children a detailed explanation of the story. ☊ explanation ☊
Do not expose babies to strong sunlight. ☊ expose ☊
Children will be removed from their parents only in extreme circumstances. ☊ extreme ☊
The mere fact of being poor makes such children criminals in the eyes of the police. ☊ fact ☊
All her children are fair (= they all have fair hair). ☊ fair ☊
The children are learning to understand people of different faiths. ☊ faith ☊
One of the kids fell into the river. ☊ fall ☊
an area with which I had been familiar since childhood ☊ familiar ☊
families with young children ☊ family ☊
He's a friend of the family (= he is known and liked by the parents and the children). ☊ family ☊
the Royal Family (= the children and close relations of the king or queen) ☊ family ☊
Do they plan to start a family (= have children)? ☊ family ☊
Children grow up so fast these days. ☊ fast ☊
Our new boss is a father of three (= he has three children). ☊ father ☊
He was a wonderful father to both his natural and adopted children. ☊ father ☊
He's proud of his children and blind to their faults. ☊ fault ☊
These biscuits are great favourites with the children. ☊ favourite ☊
She loved all her grandchildren but Ann was her favourite. ☊ favourite ☊
be feared to be/have sth: Women and children are feared to be among the victims. ☊ fear ☊
She's gone to fetch the kids from school. ☊ fetch ☊
Her mother had just given birth to another child, her fifth. ☊ fifth ☊
She'll fight like a tiger to protect her children. ☊ fight ☊
a leading figure in the music industry ☊ figure ☊
find sb/sth + adj.: The child was found safe and well. ☊ find ☊
She is a firm favourite with the children. ☊ firm ☊
The children seem to think I'm only fit for cooking and washing! ☊ fit ☊
Children from the flats (= the block of flats) across the street were playing outside. ☊ flat ☊
The child was in floods of tears (= crying a lot). ☊ flood ☊
Memories of her childhood came flooding back. ☊ flood ☊
children flying kites ☊ fly ☊
I quickly focused the camera on the children. ☊ focus ☊
The children's faces are badly out of focus (= not clearly shown) in the photograph. ☊ focus ☊
The children were following every word of the story intently. ☊ follow ☊
It's a book for children. ☊ for ☊
That's too much responsibility for a child. ☊ for ☊
forget (that)...: She keeps forgetting (that) I'm not a child any more. ☊ forget ☊
Games can help children learn to form letters. ☊ form ☊
Young children are beginning their formal education sometimes as early as four years old. ☊ formal ☊
The starting point for emancipation was the freeing of children of slaves born after a certain date. ☊ free ☊
Children under five travel free. ☊ free ☊
a childhood/family/lifelong friend ☊ friend ☊
Simon finds it hard to make friends with other children. ☊ be/make friends (with sb) ☊
a frightened child ☊ frightened ☊
Please don't talk about it in front of the children. ☊ in front of ☊
The kids still weren't full, so I gave them an ice cream each. ☊ full ☊
Think further back into your childhood. ☊ further ☊
gamble with/on sth: It was wrong to gamble with our children's future. ☊ gamble ☊
children playing in the garden ☊ garden ☊
The kids were gathered together in one room. ☊ gather ☊
She soon got the children ready for school. ☊ get ☊
Parents are always anxious for their children to get on. ☊ get on ☊
gifts of toys for the children ☊ gift ☊
The reforms should give a better chance to the less able children. ☊ give ☊
We'd given up hope of ever having children. ☊ give sth up ☊
It was supposed to be a surprise but the children gave the game away. ☊ give sth/sb away ☊
The children went wild with excitement. ☊ go ☊
The kids go back to school next week. ☊ go back to sth ☊
He's very good with children. ☊ good ☊
grab (sth): She grabbed the child's hand and ran. ☊ grab ☊
Gradually, the children began to understand. ☊ gradually ☊
The children are staying with their grandparents. ☊ grandparent ☊
The police have expressed grave concern about the missing child's safety. ☊ grave ☊
The kids were playing on waste ground behind the school. ☊ ground ☊
A growing child needs plenty of sleep. ☊ grow ☊
She grew up in Boston (= lived there as a child). ☊ grow up ☊
Their children have all grown up and left home now. ☊ grow up ☊
Children hung (= were leaning) over the gate. ☊ hang ☊
kids hanging about in the streets ☊ hang about ☊
children playing happily on the beach ☊ happily ☊
a happy marriage/memory/childhood ☊ happy ☊
Their grandchildren are a constant source of happiness. ☊ happiness ☊
It must be hard for her, bringing up four children on her own. ☊ hard ☊
I prefer the children to play in the garden where they're out of harm's way. ☊ out of harm's way ☊
harmful to sb/sth: Fruit juices can be harmful to children's teeth. ☊ harmful ☊
We're having the kids for the weekend. ☊ have ☊
He's got three children. ☊ have ☊
a healthy child/animal/tree ☊ healthy ☊
With the help of a ladder, neighbours were able to rescue the children from the blaze. ☊ help ☊
helpful to sb: The booklet should be very helpful to parents of disabled children. ☊ helpful ☊
my childhood hero ☊ hero ☊
He took the children with him. ☊ him ☊
She tried to keep hold of the child's hand. ☊ hold ☊
The children climbed through a hole in the fence. ☊ hole ☊
He had always wanted a real home with a wife and children. ☊ home ☊
They have high hopes for their children. ☊ hope ☊
Do you remember how (= that) the kids always loved going there? ☊ how ☊
Firefighters formed a human chain (= a line of people) to carry the children to safety. ☊ human ☊
It's only human to want the best for your children. ☊ human ☊
One hundred (of the children) have already been placed with foster families. ☊ hundred ☊
The child is simply hungry for affection. ☊ hungry ☊
The kids hurried to open their presents. ☊ hurry ☊
This beach is ideal for children. ☊ ideal ☊
If you think about it, those children must be at school by now. ☊ if ☊
childhood illnesses ☊ illness ☊
stereotyped images of women in children's books ☊ image ☊
I had an imaginary friend when I was a child. ☊ imaginary ☊
His stories really stretch children's imaginations. ☊ imagination ☊
I can't imagine life without the children now. ☊ imagine ☊
The kids were playing in the street. ☊ in ☊
The kids were playing by the river and one of them fell in. ☊ in ☊
What exactly is the influence of television on children? ☊ influence ☊
an innocent young child ☊ innocent ☊
Inside most of us is a small child screaming for attention. ☊ inside ☊
a highly intelligent child ☊ intelligent ☊
intended for sb/sth: The book is intended for children. ☊ intended ☊
She couldn't speak much English so her children had to interpret for her. ☊ interpret ☊
Many children invent an imaginary friend. ☊ invent ☊
involve yourself (in sth): Parents should involve themselves in their child's education. ☊ involve ☊
He's a very involved father (= he spends a lot of time with his children). ☊ involved ☊
childish ☊ #NAME? ☊
Children often feel jealous when a new baby arrives. ☊ jealous ☊
I wish he would join in with the other children. ☊ join in (sth/doing sth), join in (with sb/sth) ☊
She was laughing and joking with the children. ☊ joke ☊
The story then jumps from her childhood in New York to her first visit to London. ☊ jump ☊
The children were jumping up and down with excitement. ☊ jump ☊
keep sb/sth + adj.: She kept the children amused for hours. ☊ keep ☊
That child can't keep out of mischief. ☊ keep out of sth, keep sb out of sth ☊
The child was dragged away, kicking and screaming. ☊ kick ☊
A bunch of kids were hanging around outside. ☊ kid ☊
a kid of 15 ☊ kid ☊
She's a bright kid. ☊ kid ☊
How are the kids (= your children)? ☊ kid ☊
Do you have any kids? ☊ kid ☊
As the only child of wealthy parents, he lacked for nothing. ☊ lack (for) nothing ☊
All the children must learn a foreign language. ☊ language ☊
He's a very large child for his age. ☊ large ☊
Some children are very late developers. ☊ late ☊
In Sweden it is against the law to hit a child. ☊ law ☊
lay sb/sth (+ adv./prep.): She laid the baby down gently on the bed. ☊ lay ☊
The book is about how children learn. ☊ learn ☊
leave sth: Some children leave school at 16. ☊ leave ☊
Many of these children have led very sheltered lives (= they have not had many different experiences). ☊ life ☊
Students were angry at being treated like children. ☊ like ☊
The children all stood in a line. ☊ line ☊
The personal and social development of the child are inextricably linked (= they depend on each other). ☊ link ☊
live to do sth: She lived to see her first grandchild. ☊ live ☊
Both her children still live at home. ☊ live ☊
Uncle Jim brought a whole load of presents for the kids. ☊ load ☊
Our children go to the local school. ☊ local ☊
It was a logical conclusion from the child's point of view. ☊ logical ☊
Who's going to look after the children while you're away? ☊ look after yourself/sb/sth ☊
The play is loosely based on his childhood in Russia. ☊ loosely ☊
a mother's love for her children ☊ love ☊
love to do sth: Come on Rory, the kids would love to hear you sing. ☊ love ☊
He's always been mad about kids. ☊ mad ☊
She has a magic touch with the children and they do everything she asks. ☊ magic ☊
In the main, the money raised goes to children's charities. ☊ in the main ☊
Her income was barely enough to maintain one child, let alone three. ☊ maintain ☊
These regulations were made to protect children. ☊ make ☊
I told the kids a story, making it up as I went along. ☊ make sth up ☊
Nothing can make up for the loss of a child. ☊ make up for sth ☊
It's like trying to manage an unruly child. ☊ manage ☊
I don't know how she manages on her own with four kids. ☊ manage ☊
How many children do you have? ☊ many ☊
The children left dirty marks all over the kitchen floor. ☊ mark ☊
All of her children's marriages ended in divorce. ☊ marriage ☊
an arranged marriage (= one in which the parents choose a husband or wife for their child) ☊ marriage ☊
She has two children by a previous marriage. ☊ marriage ☊
matter (to sb): The children matter more to her than anything else in the world. ☊ matter ☊
a maximum of 30 children in a class ☊ maximum ☊
Her children mean the world to her. ☊ mean ☊
mean sth for sb/sth: The chair was clearly meant for a child. ☊ mean ☊
Having a child gave new meaning to their lives. ☊ meaning ☊
Bob spent fifteen months alone on his yacht. Ann, meanwhile, took care of the children on her own. ☊ meanwhile ☊
He remembered their childhood meetings with nostalgia. ☊ meeting ☊
childhood memories ☊ memory ☊
The kids made a mess in the bathroom. ☊ mess ☊
Let's have a midnight feast tonight (= a secret meal that children like to have in the middle of the night). ☊ midnight ☊
He had the body of a man and the mind of a child. ☊ mind ☊
The school is 95 per cent minority (= 95 per cent of children are not white Americans but from different groups). ☊ minority ☊
Children and fireworks don't mix. ☊ mix ☊
a school with a good social mix of children ☊ mix ☊
a mother of three (= with three children) ☊ mother ☊
She was a wonderful mother to both her natural and adopted children. ☊ mother ☊
The children are already learning to multiply and divide. ☊ multiply ☊
It's only natural to worry about your children. ☊ natural ☊
After a while, we naturally started talking about the children. ☊ naturally ☊
to meet children's special educational needs ☊ need ☊
Round here, you leave school at sixteen and next thing you know, you're married with three kids. ☊ next ☊
noisy children/traffic/crowds ☊ noisy ☊
The children were playing noisily upstairs. ☊ noisily ☊
a book of children's nonsense poems ☊ nonsense ☊
I want nothing but the best for my children. ☊ nothing but ☊
Now that the kids have left home we've got a lot of extra space. ☊ now ☊
The children were nowhere to be seen. ☊ nowhere to be found/seen, nowhere in sight ☊
It was obvious to everyone that the child had been badly treated. ☊ obvious ☊
occupied (doing sth/in doing sth/in sth): He's fully occupied looking after three small children. ☊ occupied ☊
He spent his childhood in occupied Europe. ☊ occupied ☊
occupy sb/sth/yourself: a game that will occupy the kids for hours ☊ occupy ☊
the love of a mother for her child ☊ of ☊
offer to do sth: The kids offered to do the dishes. ☊ offer ☊
a class for five-year-olds (= children who are five) ☊ old ☊
She wants to be an old-fashioned mother, staying at home and looking after the children. ☊ old-fashioned ☊
He's hard on his kids. ☊ on ☊
It's a present for one of my children. ☊ one ☊
Children are admitted only if accompanied by an adult. ☊ only ☊
The door flew open and the children rushed in. ☊ open ☊
an organized system of childcare ☊ organized ☊
children of various ethnic origins ☊ origin ☊
Children ought to be able to read by the age of 7. ☊ ought to ☊
No, those are Ellie's kids. Ours are upstairs. ☊ ours ☊
children of 14 and over ☊ over ☊
She put a blanket over the sleeping child. ☊ over ☊
Our children are grown up and have children of their own. ☊ own ☊
A friend painted the children for me (= painted a picture of the children). ☊ paint ☊
The school is taking a party of 40 children to France. ☊ party ☊
Teaching children with special needs requires patience and understanding. ☊ patience ☊
She's very patient with young children. ☊ patient ☊
The children all have very different personalities. ☊ personality ☊
photograph sb/sth doing sth: They were photographed playing with their children. ☊ photograph ☊
She went over to the crying child and picked her up. ☊ pick sb/sth up ☊
The children were drawing pictures of their pets. ☊ picture ☊
This is one of the few places in his work where he mentions his childhood. ☊ place ☊
play with sb/sth: A group of kids were playing with a ball in the street. ☊ play ☊
the happy sounds of children at play ☊ play ☊
point (at/to/towards sb/sth): 'What's your name?' he asked, pointing at the child with his pen. ☊ point ☊
They were too poor to buy shoes for the kids. ☊ poor ☊
My parents always took the position that early nights meant healthy children. ☊ position ☊
All children should be encouraged to realize their full potential. ☊ potential ☊
Television may have a powerful influence on children. ☊ powerful ☊
child care policy and practice ☊ practice ☊
Their prayers were answered and the child was found safe and well. ☊ prayer ☊
It was a prayer she had learnt as a child. ☊ prayer ☊
The children are precisely the ones who will suffer if they get divorced. ☊ precisely ☊
I was pregnant with our third child at the time. ☊ pregnant ☊
The test can identify the presence of abnormalities in the unborn child. ☊ presence ☊
Most fathers wish to be present at the birth of their child. ☊ present ☊
Children over five must pay (the) full price for the ticket. ☊ price ☊
Giving up his job was a small price to pay for his children's happiness. ☊ price ☊
Our primary concern must be the children. ☊ primary ☊
the principle that free education should be available for all children ☊ principle ☊
Their children were educated privately. ☊ privately ☊
When will these kids learn to behave properly? ☊ properly ☊
It's time you put a stop to this childish behaviour. ☊ put ☊
quick (to do sth): The kids were quick to learn. ☊ quick ☊
Could you keep the kids quiet while I'm on the phone? ☊ quiet ☊
kids raised on a diet of hamburgers ☊ raise ☊
The child was now out of her range of vision (= not near enough for her to see). ☊ range ☊
There is a full range of activities for children. ☊ range ☊
The cat stayed well out of range of the children. ☊ out of range (of sth) ☊
Some children can read and write before they go to school. ☊ read ☊
a series of reading books for children ☊ reading ☊
ready for sth: I'm just getting the kids ready for school. ☊ ready ☊
reckon to be/have sth: Children are reckoned to be more sophisticated nowadays. ☊ reckon ☊
record sth: Her childhood is recorded in the diaries of those years. ☊ record ☊
the recording industry (= the industry that records and sells music) ☊ recording ☊
There are reductions for children sharing a room with two adults. ☊ reduction ☊
She would never refuse her kids anything. ☊ refuse ☊
Children no longer have proper regard for their parents and teachers. ☊ regard ☊
relate sth: She relates her childhood experiences in the first chapters. ☊ relate ☊
relate how, what, etc...: She related how he had run away from home as a boy. ☊ relate ☊
Many adults can't relate to children. ☊ relate to sth/sb ☊
It's all relative though, isn't it? We never had any money when I was a kid and $500 was a fortune to us. ☊ relative ☊
I take a fairly relaxed attitude towards what the kids wear to school. ☊ relaxed ☊
How relevant is religious education to most children? ☊ relevant ☊
Allegations of abuse led to the removal of several children from their families. ☊ removal ☊
Three children were removed from the school for persistent bad behaviour. ☊ remove ☊
rescue sb/sth from sth/sb: He rescued a child from drowning. ☊ rescue ☊
Recent research on deaf children has produced some interesting findings about their speech. ☊ research ☊
She said this in the tone of voice she reserved for addressing small children. ☊ reserve ☊
They instilled in their children a respect for Welsh tradition and culture. ☊ respect ☊
responsible (for sb/sth): Even where parents no longer live together, they each continue to be responsible for their children. ☊ responsible ☊
Having small children tends to restrict your freedom. ☊ restrict ☊
to allow children only restricted access to the Internet ☊ restricted ☊
The court ordered him to return the children to their mother. ☊ return ☊
The judge ordered the return of the child to his mother. ☊ return ☊
It felt as if we had reversed our roles of parent and child. ☊ reverse ☊
I learnt to ride as a child. ☊ ride ☊
The kids had a ride on an elephant at the zoo. ☊ ride ☊
As she rightly pointed out the illness can affect adults as well as children. ☊ rightly ☊
The children sat on the floor in a ring. ☊ ring ☊
She was risking her own and her children's health. ☊ risk ☊
rough kids ☊ rough ☊
The child was watching it all with big round eyes (= showing interest). ☊ round ☊
The children were spinning round and round. ☊ round ☊
Two children were run over and killed. ☊ run sb/sth over ☊
The children rushed out of school. ☊ rush ☊
It's a sad fact that many of those killed were children. ☊ sad ☊
The missing child was found safe and well. ☊ safe ☊
The street is not safe for children to play in. ☊ safe ☊
The children are quite safe here. ☊ safe ☊
a place where children can play in safety ☊ safety ☊
Our children go to the same school as theirs. ☊ same ☊
The children were playing in the sand (= for example, in a sandpit ). ☊ sand ☊
children playing on the sand ☊ sand ☊
The education system must satisfy the needs of all children. ☊ satisfy ☊
All my kids are still at school. ☊ school ☊
All my kids are still in school. ☊ school ☊
The kids are at/in school until 3.30. ☊ school ☊
scream in/with sth: The kids were screaming with excitement. ☊ scream ☊
a child seat (= for a child in a car) ☊ seat ☊
We have one child and are expecting our second in July. ☊ second ☊
a secure unit for child offenders ☊ secure ☊
see what, how, etc...: Go and see what the kids are doing, will you? ☊ see ☊
He intends to seek custody of the children. ☊ seek ☊
send sb + adv./prep.: She sent the kids to bed early. ☊ send ☊
Prolonged separations of this kind are damaging to very young children. ☊ separation ☊
Headaches in young children should always be taken seriously. ☊ take sb/sth seriously ☊
sexually abused children ☊ sexually ☊
The children were having fun, chasing each other's shadows. ☊ shadow ☊
share in sth: I try to get the kids to share in the housework. ☊ share ☊
Eli shared his chocolate with the other kids. ☊ share ☊
Rita shared her money out among her six grandchildren. ☊ share ☊
Their experiences contrast sharply with those of other children. ☊ sharply ☊
shift sth (from...) (to...): He shifted his gaze from the child to her. ☊ shift ☊
The children were shipped off to a boarding school at an early age. ☊ ship sb off ☊
It is shocking that they involved children in the crime. ☊ shocking ☊
He carried the child on his shoulders. ☊ shoulder ☊
a sick child ☊ sick ☊
There were two children ahead, walking side by side. ☊ side by side ☊
The child slipped from his grasp and ran off. ☊ slip ☊
They have three small children. ☊ small ☊
Children were playing in the snow. ☊ snow ☊
Team sports help to develop a child's social skills (= the ability to talk easily to other people and do things in a group). ☊ social ☊
There are all sorts of activities (= many different ones) for kids at the campsite. ☊ sort ☊
sort sth from sth: Women and children sorted the ore from the rock. ☊ sort ☊
You load up the car and I'll sort the kids out. ☊ sort sth/sb/yourself out ☊
As an only child she got special attention. ☊ special ☊
children's television programmes aimed at a specific age group ☊ specific ☊
children with specific learning difficulties (= in one area only) ☊ specific ☊
liquid vitamins specifically designed for children ☊ specifically ☊
Her childhood was spent in Italy. ☊ spend ☊
She spoils those kids of hers. ☊ spoil ☊
She spread her arms and the child ran towards her. ☊ spread ☊
This technology is still in its early stages. ☊ stage ☊
The children are at different stages of development. ☊ stage ☊
The children ran up/down the stairs. ☊ stair ☊
The kids start school next week. ☊ start ☊
They worked hard to give their children a good start in life. ☊ start ☊
She stayed at home (= did not go out to work) while the children were young. ☊ stay ☊
The kids found it hard to stay still. ☊ still ☊
Some children were throwing stones into the lake. ☊ stone ☊
He read the children a story. ☊ story ☊
strange (how...): It's strange how childhood impressions linger. ☊ strange ☊
They were always very strict with their children. ☊ strict ☊
The child ran into the road and was struck by a car. ☊ strike ☊
She will not give up her children without a struggle. ☊ struggle ☊
it is suggested that...: It has been suggested that bright children take their exams early. ☊ suggest ☊
It has been suggested that bright children should take their exams early. ☊ suggest ☊
suitable for sth/sb: This programme is not suitable for children. ☊ suitable ☊
Mark has two children to support from his first marriage. ☊ support ☊
Let us suppose, for example, that you are married with two children. ☊ suppose ☊
I'm surprised at you, behaving like that in front of the kids. ☊ surprised ☊
As a child I was surrounded by love and kindness. ☊ surround ☊
The children had to survive by begging and stealing. ☊ survive ☊
I don't like to hear children swearing. ☊ swear ☊
The kids were playing on the swings. ☊ swing ☊
Children must learn to behave at table. ☊ table ☊
He takes the view that children are responsible for their own actions. ☊ take ☊
She took the child in her arms and kissed him. ☊ take ☊
take sb doing sth: I'm taking the kids swimming later. ☊ take ☊
The children became the target for their father's aggressive outbursts. ☊ target ☊
tell sb: Children must do as they're told. ☊ tell ☊
test sb (on sth): Children are tested on core subjects at ages 7, 11 and 14. ☊ test ☊
Theirs are the children with very fair hair. ☊ theirs ☊
The children were arguing amongst themselves. ☊ themselves ☊
The children are too young to sit through a concert. ☊ through ☊
time (that)...: It's time the kids were in bed. ☊ time ☊
Her childhood was spent travelling from place to place. ☊ to ☊
In one year she turned from a problem child into a model student. ☊ turn (from sth) into sth ☊
The children called out their names in turn. ☊ in turn ☊
The kids took turns on the swing. ☊ take turns (in sth/to do sth) ☊
Mothers typically worry about their children. ☊ typically ☊
children aged 12 and under ☊ under ☊
an unhappy childhood ☊ unhappy ☊
Up you come! (= said when lifting a child) ☊ up ☊
urge that...: The report urged that all children be taught to swim. ☊ urge ☊
Children should not be allowed to watch violent movies (= that show a lot of violence). ☊ violent ☊
The children can't wait for Christmas to come. ☊ I, they, etc. can't wait/can hardly wait ☊
walk sth: Children here walk several miles to school. ☊ walk ☊
wander sth: The child was found wandering the streets alone. ☊ wander ☊
wander away/off: The child wandered off and got lost. ☊ wander ☊
The children jumped up and down to keep warm. ☊ warm ☊
He led the child into the warmth and safety of the house. ☊ warmth ☊
watch sb/sth doing sth: She watched the kids playing in the yard. ☊ watch ☊
Children were playing in the waves. ☊ wave ☊
Kids were running this way and that (= in all directions). ☊ way ☊
Guilt is the secret weapon for the control of children. ☊ weapon ☊
The kids have totally worn me out. ☊ wear yourself/sb out ☊
Children are always welcome at the hotel. ☊ welcome ☊
The kids all behaved well. ☊ well ☊
His dearest wish (= what he wants most of all) is to see his grandchildren again. ☊ wish ☊
men, women and children ☊ woman ☊
work with sb/sth: Do you enjoy working with children? ☊ work ☊
Parents are the most important people in a child's world. ☊ world ☊
She'd lost her job. Even worse, she'd lost her house and her children, too. ☊ worse ☊
She worships her children. ☊ worship ☊
In some countries children don't start learning to read and write until they are six. ☊ write ☊
Where did we go wrong with those kids (= what mistakes did we make for them to behave so badly)? ☊ go wrong ☊
The children were playing in the yard at the front of the school. ☊ yard ☊