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kodomo
noun

Alternate Written Forms:

[()·ども()]
kodomo
[()·ども()]
kodomo
Irregular Kanji

Root Words:

[() + とも()]
ko + tomo

English Meaning(s) for 子ども

noun
  1. child

Definition and Synonyms for 子ども

Tiddler a young person of either sex
Synonyms: ちび, キッド, こわっぱ, ちびっこ, , , 児童, , 坊や, はな垂れ, , , , , 子供, , 小人, 小児, 小童, 小さ童, 小職, , , , 童子, 豎子
Child a human offspring (son or daughter) of any age
Synonyms: , , , , , お子さん, 子供, 子女, 子弟, お子様, 子種, , 愛児
Child an immature childish person
Synonyms: ベビー, , 乳児, , , , , お子さん, 子供, , 幼児, 幼子, 赤ちゃん, 赤ん坊
Child a member of a clan or tribe
Synonyms: 子供

Meanings for each kanji in 子ども

» child; sign of the rat; 11PM-1AM; first sign of Chinese zodiac

Categories 子ども is a member of

Individual a human being
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Juvenile a young person, not fully developed
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Descendent a person considered as descended from some ancestor or race
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Issue the immediate descendants of a person
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Sample Sentences for 子ども

Young parents often indulge their children.
Please don't let the children play with knives.
Tom doesn't like being around children because he's always afraid of catching a cold from one of them.
Children below the age of 8 have an underdeveloped frontal lobe that might cause them to be unable to separate reality from fantasy. Some of them might believe that there are monsters in their closet or under the bed for example. They are also sometimes unable to distinguish dreams from reality.
I left my baby in her care and went shopping.

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