child abuse | the physical or emotional or sexual mistreatment of children |
child neglect | failure of caretakers to provide adequate emotional and physical care for a child |
play child's play | activity by children that is guided more by imagination than by fixed rules, Freud believed in the utility of play to a small child |
child's game | a game enjoyed by children |
cinch breeze picnic snap duck soup child's play pushover walkover piece of cake | any undertaking that is easy to do, marketing this product will be no picnic |
child pornography kiddie porn kiddy porn | the illegal use of children in pornographic pictures or films |
childcare child care | a service involving care for other people's children |
child's room | a bedroom for a child |
child's body | the body of a human child |
developmental psychology genetic psychology child psychology | the branch of psychology that studies the social and mental development of children |
child welfare agency child welfare service | an administrative unit responsible for social work concerned with the welfare and vocational training of children |
bastard by-blow love child illegitimate child illegitimate whoreson | the illegitimate offspring of unmarried parents |
c child kid youngster minor shaver nipper small fry tiddler tike tyke fry nestling | a young person of either sex, she writes books for children, they're just kids, `tiddler' is a British term for youngster |
child kid | a human offspring (son or daughter) of any age, they had three children, they were able to send their kids to college |
child baby | an immature childish person, he remained a child in practical matters as long as he lived, stop being a baby! |
child | a member of a clan or tribe, the children of Israel |
child prodigy infant prodigy wonder child | a prodigy whose talents are recognized at an early age, Mozart was a child prodigy |
female child girl little girl | a youthful female person, the baby was a girl, the girls were just learning to ride a tricycle |
fosterhild foster child fosterling | a child who is raised by foster parents |
hippie hippy hipster flower child | someone who rejects the established culture, advocates extreme liberalism in politics and lifestyle |
latchkey child | a school-age child who is home without adult supervision for part of the day (especially after school until a parent returns home from work) |
male child boy | a youthful male person, the baby was a boy, she made the boy brush his teeth every night, most soldiers are only boys in uniform |
pederast paederast child molester | a man who has sex (usually sodomy) with a boy as the passive partner |
poster child | a child afflicted by some disease or deformity whose picture is used on posters to raise money for charitable purposes, she was the poster child for muscular dystrophy |
schoolchild school-age child pupil | a young person attending school (up through senior high school) |
waif street child | a homeless child especially one forsaken or orphaned, street children beg or steal in order to survive |
child support | court-ordered support paid by one spouse to the other who has custody of the children after the parents are separated |
bring to bring back bring round bring around | return to consciousness, These pictures bring back sad memories |
beget get engender father mother sire generate bring forth | make children, Abraham begot Isaac, Men often father children but don't recognize them |
bring around cure heal | provide a cure for, make healthy again, The treatment cured the boy's acne, The quack pretended to heal patients but never managed to |
boot reboot bring up | cause to load (an operating system) and start the initial processes, boot your computer |
bring land | bring into a different state, this may land you in jail |
child-proof childproof | make safe against children, childproof the apartment |
reduce cut down cut back trim trim down trim back cut bring down | cut down on, make a reduction in, reduce your daily fat intake, The employer wants to cut back health benefits |
bring out set off | direct attention to, as if by means of contrast, This dress accentuates your nice figure!, I set off these words by brackets |
bring home | make understandable and clear, This brings home my point |
inflict bring down visit impose | impose something unpleasant, The principal visited his rage on the students |
bring round bring around | cause to adopt an opinion or course of action, His urgent letter finally brought me around to give money to the school |
bring | induce or persuade, The confession of one of the accused brought the others to admit to the crime as well |
b unwrap disclose let on bring out reveal discover expose divulge break give away let out a | make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret, The auction house would not disclose the price at which the van Gogh had sold, The actress won't reveal how old she is, bring out the truth, he broke the news to her, unwrap the evidence in the murder case |
publish bring out put out issue release | prepare and issue for public distribution or sale, publish a magazine or newspaper |
mention advert bring up cite name refer | make reference to, His name was mentioned in connection with the invention |
raise bring up | put forward for consideration or discussion, raise the question of promotions, bring up an unpleasant topic |
call up bring forward | bring forward for consideration, The case was called up in court |
introduce bring out | bring before the public for the first time, as of an actor, song, etc. |
bring out get out | take out of a container or enclosed space, Get out your best dress--we are going to a party! |
join bring together | cause to become joined or linked, join these two parts so that they fit together |
bring get convey fetch | go or come after and bring or take back, Get me those books over there, please, Could you bring the wine?, The dog fetched the hat |
bring | be accompanied by, Can I bring my cousin to the dinner? |
bring | cause to come into a particular state or condition, Long hard years of on the job training had brought them to their competence, bring water to the boiling point |