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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CHILDE

Variant of child.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF CHILDE

childe  [tʃaɪld] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CHILDE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Childe is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CHILDE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Childe

In the Middle Ages, a childe or child was the son of a nobleman who had not yet attained knighthood, or had not yet won his spurs. As a rank in chivalry, it was used as a title, e.g. Child Horn in King Horn, as a male progressed through the positions of squire and then knight. The term is now obsolete, but is still well known from poetry, such as Robert Browning's Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came and Lord Byron's Childe Harold's Pilgrimage.

Definition of childe in the English dictionary

The definition of childe in the dictionary is a young man of noble birth.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CHILDE


brainchild
ˈbreɪnˌtʃaɪld
child
tʃaɪld
exiled
ˈeksaɪld
Fylde
faɪld
godchild
ˈɡɒdˌtʃaɪld
grandchild
ˈɡrænˌtʃaɪld
great-grandchild
ˌɡreɪtˈɡræntʃaɪld
man-child
ˈmænˌtʃaɪld
merchild
ˈmɜːˌtʃaɪld
mild
maɪld
moonchild
ˈmuːnˌtʃaɪld
Rothschild
ˈrɒθtʃaɪld
schoolchild
ˈskuːltʃaɪld
stepchild
ˈstɛpˌtʃaɪld
tiled
ˈtaɪld
twichild
ˈtwaɪˌtʃaɪld
unchild
ʌnˈtʃaɪld
unfiled
ʌnˈfaɪld
wild
waɪld
Wilde
waɪld

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CHILDE

child-bearing
child-free
child´s play
childbed
childbed fever
childbirth
childcare
childcare center
childcare worker
childcrowing
childermas
Childers
childhood
childhood sweetheart
childish
childishly
childishness
childless
childlessness
childlike

WORDS THAT END LIKE CHILDE

alcalde
Isolde
Kriemhilde
Nolde
olde
olde-worlde
Roskilde
Schelde
solde
tilde
van de Velde
Velde

Synonyms and antonyms of childe in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «childe» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CHILDE

Find out the translation of childe to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of childe from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «childe» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

公子
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Childe
570 millions of speakers

English

childe
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

चाइल्ड
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تشايلد
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

дитя
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Childe
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অভিজাতবংশীয় তরুণ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

infant
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kanak-kanak
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Childe
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

チャイルド
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

차일드
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Anak
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Childe
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வாலிபப் பிரபு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बालक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

childe
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Childe
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Childe
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

дитя
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Childe
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Childe
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

seuntjie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

childe
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

childe
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of childe

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CHILDE»

The term «childe» is quite widely used and occupies the 38.997 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CHILDE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about childe

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CHILDE»

Discover the use of childe in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to childe and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Archaeology of V. Gordon Childe: Contemporary Perspectives
Although V. Gordon Childe died 36 years ago, he remains the world's most renowned prehistorian. His What Happened in History, first published in 1942, is probably the most widely read book ever written by an archaeologist.
David R. Harris, 1994
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Foundations of Social Archaeology: Selected Writings of V. ...
Thomas Patterson and Charles Orser places Childe's work in a larger context and explores Childe's ongoing value to modern readers. This volume will be of interest to archaeologists, anthropologists, and historians of social archaeology.
Vere Gordon Childe, Thomas Carl Patterson, Charles E. Orser, 2004
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Childe Byron: A Play in Two Acts
Balancing humor and pathos, this skillfully conceived work probes the touching plight of an insecure actor and his family on the eve of his long-awaited New York debut.
Romulus Linney, 1981
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Childe Hassam, American Impressionist
Unique to this volume are an account of Hassam's lifelong campaign to market his art, a study of the frames he selected and designed for his paintings, and an unprecedented lifetime exhibition record.
‎2004
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Childe Harold's pilgrimage. Canto 4. [5 issues].
George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) in prose and verse, and which the historian Dion also records as having' suffered the same accident as is alluded to by the orator. * The question agitated by the antiquaries is, whether the wolf now in the ...
George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.), 1818
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CHILDE HAROLD'S PILGRIMAGE
LORD BYRON. were reduced to the utmost despair. An embassy waa sen! to the conquerors with a blank sheet of paper, praying them to prescribe what terms they pleased, and leave to Venice only her independence. The Prince of Padua ...
LORD BYRON., 1819
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Childe Hassam: Impressionist
"By approaching Hassam from several angles, the three authors reveal the many different facets of this multitalented artist and uncover previously unknown aspects of his life and work."--BOOK JACKET.
Warren Adelson, Jay E. Cantor, William H. Gerdts, 1999
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Impressionist Prints of Childe Hassam
The 94 representative etchings, drypoints, and lithographs in this handsome collection display the genteel urban middle class (primarily New York City), New England waterfronts and harbors, and the artist's Long Island summer retreat.
Joseph S. Czestochowski, 2003
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Historical Illustrations of the Fourth Canto of Childe ...
And an Essay on Italian Literature John Cam Hobhouse Baron Broughton, Torquato Tasso, Cola di Rienzo. Stanza LXXX. The Goth, the Christian, fyc. A comment on these verses will naturally embrace some remarks on the various causes of ...
John Cam Hobhouse Baron Broughton, Torquato Tasso, Cola di Rienzo, 1818
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The Mothers Legacy to Her Vnborn [i.e. Unborn] Childe [i.e. ...
A facing-page edition of a seventeenth-century mother's advice book, giving insights both into female Protestant religious devotion, authorship and spirituality, and into how women's words were altered in the transmission by male editors.
Elizabeth Jocelin, Jean LeDrew Metcalfe, 2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CHILDE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term childe is used in the context of the following news items.
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Go East in Shropshire Schools Games
Mary Webb School won the KS3-4 Archery, while Bridgnorth Endowed won the year seven-eight girls cricket, Lacon Childe triumphed in the ... «shropshirestar.com, Jul 15»
2
Quilter Cheviot makes series of promotions in major restructure
In other changes, head of Quilter Cheviot's Jersey office, Tim Childe, will also take up the newly-created role of head of international and will be ... «Citywire.co.uk, Jul 15»
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13 Profound Pieces of Art Tell The Story of America: Where We've …
... leader of democracy. Childe Hassam, Allies Day, May 1917, American, 1859 - 1935, 1917. Childe Hassam, “Allies Day May 1917,” 1917. «IJ Review, Jul 15»
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Worksop: Young Millie wins safe swimming design competition
... Derek the Dolphin. Dynamic Dart Advertisement. The winner, selected by the Worksop Guardian, was Millie Childe from St John's C of E. «Worksop Today, Jul 15»
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Couple running business at the age of just 24
Christopher Dennington and his partner Robyn Childe, of Kilnwick Close, have taken charge of The Wolds Coffee House and Tea Rooms, ... «Pocklington Post, Jul 15»
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How Charles Gwathmey Started the Hamptons Mansion Craze
The first artists' summer colony formed in the 1870s with Winslow Homer, Childe Hassam and Thomas Moran. Wealthy New Yorkers started ... «BLOUIN ARTINFO, Jul 15»
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Doc's TML: Billy Hamilton vital to Reds' offense
Speak to me Childe. Call it Offensive Run Efficiency or some such. ORE. I want all you B.James disciples hangin' out in the lunch room today, ... «Cincinnati.com, Jun 15»
8
Uhuru Urged to Resolve Border Dispute
... office in 2013, adding the Lapset, Laptop, SGR and the Great South to North road projects were the brain-childe of the coalition government. «AllAfrica.com, Jun 15»
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Telegraph at 160: Serious, popular and pioneering
1925. First daily crossword in a British newspaper is published. The first clue is 'Author of “Childe Harold”,' to which the answer was Byron. «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 15»
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Painting on Paper: American Watercolors at Princeton on View
... Adolph Gottlieb, Childe Hassam, Winslow Homer, Edward Hopper, Jacob Lawrence, John Marin, Claes Oldenburg, Maurice Prendergast, ... «ArtfixDaily, Jun 15»

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