| 【child】 is a [English Root word(stem)] from the Old English word(s) "cild." It carries the basic meaning of "child." |
[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "child"]
child ****[114] A child is a human being who is not yet an adult.
childhood ****[1541] A person''s childhood is the period of their life when they are a child.
childish ☆[4914] Childish means relating to or typical of a child.
[WORD ROOT]root child
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] child
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Old English) cild
[MEANING]root child
【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ETYMOLOGY】
- 【Old English】 cild fetus, infant, unborn or newly born person
Please see the Word information in detail as follows;
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child ★★★★[114] noun from child
【DEFINITION】 A child is a human being who is not yet an adult.
【pl.】 children 소유격; child's 복수소유격; children's
【ROOTs】 child; child
【Etymology】 《Old English cild》 fetus, infant, unborn or newly born person
【First Known Meaning】 fetus, infant, unborn or newly born person
【DERIVATIVEs】 child, childish, childishly, childishness, childless, childlessness, childly
childhood ★★★★[1541] noun from child
【DEFINITION】 A person's childhood is the period of their life when they are a child.
【pl.】 childhoods
【COMPOSITION】 child + hood
【ROOTs】 ⑴ child; child ⑵ hood; suffix
【Etymology】 《English childhood》
childish ☆[4914] adjective from child
【DEFINITION】 Childish means relating to or typical of a child.
【SYNONYM】 immature, immature , infantile
【ANTONYM】 mature
【ROOTs】 ⑴ child; child ⑵ ish; suffix
【Etymology】 《Old English cild》 fetus, infant, unborn or newly born person
【DERIVATIVEs】 child, childish, childishly, childishness, childless, childlessness, childly
Other words containing "child"; childbirth, childishly, childishness, childless, childlessness, childlike, childly, schoolchild
(※ Proto-Indo-European (PIE) is the theorized common ancestor of the Indo-European language family. Its proposed features have been derived by linguistic reconstruction from documented Indo-European languages.)
【OTHER ROOTs; 】
chem-, chemo-, chemi-, chemico-
chart, card
character
chaos, chaot-, gas
cer-, cern-, cert-
center-, centri-, centr-
cent-, centi-
celebr
cel-
cede-, cess-
