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English word |
English Definition |
English Example sentence |
| 1 |
a toddler |
a child between the ages of one and three |
Toddlers can walk, but not very well. |
| 2 |
childhood |
the time of a person's life between four years old and twelve
years old |
The root of many social and psychological problems can be
traced back to having an unhappy childhood. |
| 3 |
to spoil ~ |
to treat a child too well, to give too much to the child |
My parents spoiled me by buying me thousands of dollars worth
of toys. |
| 4 |
to be spoiled |
of a child, to have a life that is too easy and therefore have
a bad character or temperament |
I was so spoiled; if my parent's didn't buy me toys, I would
scream and yell. |
| 5 |
household chores |
housework (eg; laundry, dishes, cleaning, etc..) |
I had a lot of chores to do this weekend. so I couldn't see my
friends. |
| 6 |
a brat |
an unruly or bad child |
The little brat next door broke my mailbox again! |
| 7 |
to potty train ~ |
to teach a child how to use the toilet |
My child is genius. We potty trained him in about 6 days. |
| 8 |
to misbehave |
to do mean or socially-unacceptable things |
The child misbehaved badly; he threw a rock at the
teacher. |
| 9 |
to mimic ~ |
to imitate someone or something, to pretend that you are
someone or something else |
My teacher was so fat; when I was a child, I would always mimic
her by puffing out my cheeks and stuffing pillows into my
shirt. |
| 10 |
to spank ~ |
to hit someone on the butt with a flat object, usually your
palm |
My parents spanked me if I misbehaved. |
| 11 |
to discipline ~ |
to use violence or the threat of violence to change a another
person's behavior |
I wanted to discipline the children in my class, but I was not
allowed to; that is their parents' job. |
| 12 |
to punish ~ |
to hurt someone because they did a bad thing |
If I misbehaved, my parents punished me by taking away my
Nintendo. |
| 13 |
to reward ~ |
to give someone a prize because they did a good thing |
When I was good, my parents would reward me with candy. |
| 14 |
to praise ~ |
to say nice things about someone because they did a good
thing |
I always praise my niece when she draws a good picture. |
| 15 |
to have kids |
of a woman or couple, to give birth to and raise children |
My parents decided to have kids when they were in their
30s. |
| 16 |
to raise ~ |
to help a child grow into an adult |
My brother and his wife are raising two daughters right
now. |
| 17 |
at heart |
in your heart, in the deepest part of your personality |
My father looks really mean and serious, but he is a nice guy
at heart. |
| 18 |
a memory |
something you remember from a long time ago |
I have many great memories from my trip to Italy after I
graduated high school. |
| 19 |
to be irritating |
annoying |
The little brat next door is so annoying. I hope his parents
spank him. |
| 20 |
to adopt ~ |
to bring a child into your family legally |
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have adopted many children from
Africa. |
| 21 |
a bad influence on ~ |
something or someone that negatively changes the behavior of
someone else |
Violent video games are a bad influence on children; sometimes,
the children who play them become violent, too. |