Definition

1. Noun:

   • A child or children: A young human being below the age of puberty; a boy or girl. Used to refer to one or more children in general.
   • Childhood: The state or period of being a child (often used in a possessive or descriptive sense).

2. Adjective:

   • Childish: Behaving in a silly or immature way, like a child. Having the characteristics of a child, often implying a lack of seriousness or maturity.

Usage Examples

• Noun:

  • Công viên này dành cho trẻ con. (This park is for children.)
  • Tiếng cười của trẻ con vang khắp sân. (The sound of children's laughter echoed across the yard.)
  • Thời trẻ con của tôi thật hạnh phúc. (My childhood was very happy.)

• Adjective:

  • Đừng có trẻ con như vậy! (Don't be so childish!)
  • Đó là một cuộc tranh cãi rất trẻ con. (That was a very childish argument.)
  • Cô ấy có một nụ cười rất trẻ con. (She has a very childlike smile.)

Advanced Usage

• "Đồ trẻ con": This phrase can be used as a noun phrase meaning "child's play" (something simple) or as an exclamation meaning "How childish!"
  • Việc này dễ, đồ trẻ con thôi! (This is easy, it's child's play!)
  • Đồ trẻ con! Ai thèm giận! (How childish! Who would bother getting angry!)

Variants and Related Words

• Trẻ nhỏ (n): Young children, little ones. Often emphasizes very young age.

  • Hãy chú ý đến các trẻ nhỏ. (Please pay attention to the little ones.)

• Trẻ thơ (n): Infants, very young children; can carry a poetic or tender connotation.

  • Giấc ngủ của trẻ thơ. (The sleep of an infant.)

• Trẻ em (n): Children, kids. This is a very common and neutral term, often used in formal or general contexts.

  • Quyền trẻ em. (Children's rights.)

Synonyms

• Noun: Child, kid, youngster, juvenile.
• Adjective: Childish, immature, juvenile, infantile, puerile.

Related Idioms

• Trẻ con không biết, người lớn không hay: Literally "Children don't know, adults aren't aware." Used to describe a secret or situation unknown to everyone involved.

  • Chuyện cứ diễn ra kiểu trẻ con không biết, người lớn không hay. (It happened in a way that nobody knew about.)

• Nói chuyện trẻ con: To talk about childish things or to speak in a simplistic, naive manner.

  • Thôi, đừng nói chuyện trẻ con nữa. (Stop talking about such childish things.)

noun

1. child

adj

1. childish