Child イディオム
in one's second childhood
Idiom(s): in one's second childhoodTheme: CHILDHOOD
being interested in things or people that normally interest children.
• My father bought himself a toy train, and my mother said he was in his second childhood.
• Whenever I go to the river and throw stones, I feel as if I'm in my second childhood.
expecting a child
Idiom(s): expecting (a child)Theme: PREGNANCY
pregnant. (A euphemism.)
• Tommy's mother is expecting a child.
• Oh, I didn't know she was expecting.
child's play
Idiom(s): child's playTheme: EASY
something very easy to do.
• The test was child's play to her.
• Finding the right street was child's play with a map.
A burnt child dreads the fire.
A bad experience will make people stay away from certain things.Spare the rod and spoil the child
If you don't punish a child when he does wrong, you will spoil his character.It takes a village to raise a child
It takes many people to teach a child all that he or she should know.With child
(UK) If a woman's with child, she's pregnant.a wild child
a young adult who goes to lots of parties: "Emma is a bit of a wild child."A burnt child dreads the fire.
A mistake can be a great teacher.burnt child dreads the fire|bitten|burnt|child|dre
A person who has suffered from doing something has learned to avoid doing it again.
A proverb. Once Mary had got lost when her mother took her downtown. But a burnt child dreads the fire, so now Mary stays close to her mother when they are downtown.child's play|child|play
adj. Easy; requiring no effort. Mary's work as a volunteer social worker is so agreeable to her that she thinks of it as child's play.children and fools speak the truth|child|children|
Children and fools say things without thinking; they say what they think or know when grown-ups might not think it was polite or wise to do so. A proverb. "Uncle Willie is too fat," said little Agnes. "Children and fools speak the truth," said her father.children should be seen and not heard|child|childr
A command issued by adults to children ordering them to be quiet and not to interrupt. A proverb. Your children should not argue so loudly. Haven't you taught them that children should be seen and not heard?flower child|child|flower
n., slang, informal 1. A young person who believes in nonviolence and carries flowers around to symbolize his peace-loving nature. Flower children are supposed to be nonviolent, but they sure make a lot of noise when they demonstrate! 2. Any person who cannot cope with reality. "Face facts, Suzie, stop being such a flower child!"second childhood|childhood|second
n. phr. Senility; dotage. "Grandpa is in his second childhood; we must make allowances for him at the dinner table," my mother said, as Grandpa dropped food all over the place.with child|child
adv. phr., literary Going to have a baby; pregnant. The angel told Mary she was with child.Compare: IN A FAMILY WAY or IN THE FAMILY WAY.
child
childIn addition to the idiom beginning with child, also see second childhood.
second childhood
second childhoodThe dotage of old age; also, childlike playfulness in an adult. For example, Grandpa needs full-time care, now that he's in his second childhood, or Since he retired and started learning to fly, he's been in his second childhood. Depending on the context, this term may allude either to such problems of old age as losing one's mental or physical capacities or to delighting in new pleasures in a childlike fashion. [c. 1900]
An Child idiom dictionary is a great resource for writers, students, and anyone looking to expand their vocabulary. It contains a list of words with similar meanings with Child, allowing users to choose the best word for their specific context.
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