young child — small kid
collocationB1IELTS 5+neutralcommon
A boy or girl who is still very little, usually not yet a teenager, often under the age of 8.
Say it like a native
Textbook The juvenile offspring requires constant supervision.
Native A young child needs constant supervision.
Natural; 'juvenile offspring' is absurd.
Pattern: adjective + noun (young child)
In use
- It's important for a young child to get enough sleep every night.family
- When I was a young child, my parents read me stories every evening, which helped me develop a love for books.IELTS speaking
Common mistake
✗ She has two young childs.
✓ She has two young children.
Irregular plural — 'children', not 'childs'.
Common collocations
a young child— with a, raising a, still a, two young children
Don't confuse it
'Young child' is more specific than just 'child' and usually means someone in early childhood, not a baby or a teenager.