child
/tʃaɪld/·차일드·noun
a young person
Old EnglishCEFR A1
Root
Old English 'cild' (child)
Proto-Germanic *kilþą (womb, fetus) → Old English cild → Middle English child
In a word
Old English cild first meant "fetus, newborn". Germanic *kilþą connects to the womb, so child carries, by root, "freshly out of the womb". The plural children keeps a relic of Old English weak plurals. One word still points to the place where a person begins.
Examples
The child is asleep.
I learned this song as a child.
Every child deserves love and care.
Related
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