Collocations for child - noun
ADJ.
little, small, young
My father died while I was still a small child.
My father died while I was still a small child.
teenage
We''ve got three teenage children.
We''ve got three teenage children.
good, obedient, well-behaved | delinquent, difficult, disobedient, fractious, mischievous, naughty, problem, sulky, unruly, wayward, wilful
She works in a centre for delinquent children. | He''s always been a problem child. | The children were quite unruly and ran around the house as if they owned it.
She works in a centre for delinquent children. | He''s always been a problem child. | The children were quite unruly and ran around the house as if they owned it.
bright, gifted, intelligent, precocious
a school for gifted children | What a precocious child - reading Jane Austen at the age of ten!
a school for gifted children | What a precocious child - reading Jane Austen at the age of ten!
dull, slow
Teaching is particularly difficult when a class contains both slow and bright children.
Teaching is particularly difficult when a class contains both slow and bright children.
well-cared for | abandoned, abused, neglected
therapy for sexually abused children
therapy for sexually abused children
sickly | loving | only
It was a bit lonely being an only child.
It was a bit lonely being an only child.
fatherless, motherless | illegitimate | unborn
an organization that campaigns for the rights of the unborn child
an organization that campaigns for the rights of the unborn child
dependent
tax concessions for families with dependent children
tax concessions for families with dependent children
street
There are a lot of street children in the poorer parts of the city.
There are a lot of street children in the poorer parts of the city.
VERB + CHILD
have
How many children have you got?
How many children have you got?
give birth to, have
She didn''t have her first child until she was nearly forty.
She didn''t have her first child until she was nearly forty.
conceive
We had trouble conceiving our first child.
We had trouble conceiving our first child.
expect
They are expecting a child in June.
They are expecting a child in June.
adopt | bring up, raise, rear
He had old-fashioned ideas on how to bring up children.
He had old-fashioned ideas on how to bring up children.
indulge, pamper, spoil
You can''t spoil a child by giving it all the affection it wants.
You can''t spoil a child by giving it all the affection it wants.
abduct | abandon
CHILD + VERB
be born
Their first child was born with a rare heart condition.
Their first child was born with a rare heart condition.
develop, grow (up)
Children grow up so quickly! | good food for growing children
Children grow up so quickly! | good food for growing children
cry, scream, whimper, whine | misbehave
CHILD + NOUN
actor, bride | welfare
PREP.
with ~
(literary) big with child (= pregnant)
(literary) big with child (= pregnant)