(1)胎儿，婴儿(unborn or recently born human being;baby)[C]：be expecting one's first～就要生头胎了;lose one's first～before it should have been born产前流掉了头胎;be with～怀孕;get a woman with～使女人怀孕;〖同〗baby，infant;

(2)小孩，儿童(young person of either sex from the time of birth to the stage of physical maturity)[C]：There were thirty～ren in the class.班里有30个孩子。a～actor/bride/labourer儿童演员/童养媳/童工;C～ren's Day儿童节;～psychology儿童心理学;〖同〗youth，youngster，kid，boy，girl;〖反〗adult，grown-up;

(3)孩子，儿女(son or daughter (of any age) in a family)[C]：Captain James Cook was the～of a Yorkshire farm labourer.詹姆斯·库克上尉是约克郡一个农夫的儿子。～ren of Abraham 亚伯拉罕的儿女们;an only～独生子;He has only one～.他只有一个孩子。be married with two～ren 已婚，并有两个子女;〖同〗son，daughter;

(4)孩子气的人(older person who behaves childishly)[C]：He is already 50，but he is still a child.他已经50岁了，可还有点小孩气。Don't be such a～.别这么孩子气!

(5)没有经验的人(person without experience)[C]：He declared that he was only a～in money/financial matters.他声称，在钱/财务的问题上他毫无经验。He's a～when it comes to dealing with women.在与女人打交道方面他没有什么经验。

(6)深受……影响者;产儿(物)(person or thing very influenced by another person， a period，place or state of affairs)[C][N(of)]：He is a real～of the (19)80's.他是个真正80年代的人物。a～of poverty/the depression/scientific developments贫穷/经济萧条/科学发展的产物;His books were the～ren of his brains.他的书是他智慧的结晶。

→′childless adj 无儿无女的;′child-bearing n 生育;′childbirth n 生产，分娩;′childlike adj 孩子似的，天真无邪的;′child-minder n 照看孩子的人;′childhood n童(幼)年;′childish adj