child
( children pl ) n enfant mf → ... a father and his two teenage children. → Their children are all married. → She's just had her second child. all the children tous les enfants
child abduction
n enlèvement m d'enfant
→ He was jailed for 18 years yesterday for child abduction.
→ ... a special task force to investigate cases of child abduction.
child abuse
n
(=crime) (sexual)
sévices mpl sexuels sur des enfants
→ training in recognising and tackling child abuse
→ He hoped that some of those accused of child abuse would be prosecuted.
people who claim they were victims of child abuse des personnes qui affirment avoir été victimes de sévices sexuels dans leur enfance
allegations of child abuse in orphanages and homes des allégations de sévices sexuels sur des enfants dans les orphelinats et les maisons d'accueil
(=ill-treatment) maltraitance f sur enfant(s), maltraitance f d'enfant(s)
child abuser
n
(sexual)
auteur m de sévices sexuels sur des enfants
to be a child abuser être l'auteur de sévices sexuels sur enfant(s)
→ He denied accusations that he was a child abuser
(violent)
auteur m de maltraitance sur enfant(s), auteur m de maltraitance d'enfant(s)
child actor
n enfant mf acteur (-trice)
→ ... a child actor who became a respected adult star.
child benefit
n (British) ~allocations fpl familiales
child bride
n très jeune mariée f
→ I was a child bride. My husband was much older than me.
child cruelty
n cruauté f envers les enfants
→ ... a campaign to end child cruelty.
child development
n développement m de l'enfant
→ ... a specialist in child development.
→ a researcher on child development at the Anna Freud Centre
→ a documentary about child development
child genius
n
(=prodigy) enfant mf prodige
→ ... a home-educated child genius who went to Oxford University at the age of 12.
child labour , (British) child labor (US)
n
(=use of child workers) travail m des enfants
→ ... charities committed to ending child labour.
(=children who do paid work) main-d'œuvre f enfantine
→ ... products made by child labour.
child prodigy
n enfant mf prodige
child psychologist
n psychologue mf pour enfants
→ He was so badly behaved at school that he was taken to see a child psychologist.
child rearing
n éducation f des enfants
→ ... different styles of child rearing.
→ Traditionally, women do most of the housework and child rearing.
child restraint
n dispositif m de retenue pour enfant
→ An appropriate child restraint is a baby carrier, child seat, harness or booster seat suitable for the child's weight.
child seat
n (in car)
siège m enfant
→ ... a rear-facing child seat.
child sex abuser
n auteur m de sévices sexuels sur enfant(s)
child's play
n
It's child's play. C'est un jeu d'enfant.
child star
n enfant mf star
→ Britney Spears began her career as a child star in the Mickey Mouse Club.
Christ Child
n
the Christ Child l'enfant m Jésus
foster child
n enfant mf placé (e) dans une famille d'accueil
inner child
n moi m enfant
→ For me, recovery has been all about finding my inner child and accepting her.
→ Maybe if you could discover your inner child, you wouldn't be so uptight
love child
n
old-fashioned enfant m/f illégitime, enfant m/f naturel (le)
only child
n enfant mf unique
poster child , poster boy, poster girl
n (mainly US)
(for cause, activity)
figure f emblématique
→ Zidane has become the poster child for a whole generation of French-born youths of North African extraction ...
(who appear on posters)
enfant, jeune homme ou jeune fille apparaissant sur des affiches publicitaires enfant, jeune homme ou jeune fille apparaissant sur des affiches publicitaires
→ She went out with a Calvin Klein poster boy ...
→ The current national poster child is a tiny, freckle-faced redhead.
street child
n enfant mf des rues
wild child
n (British) enfant f {or} m terrible