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criança meaning in English

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criança noun
{f}

kid [kids](child (colloq.))
noun
[UK: ˈkɪd] [US: ˈkɪd]

criança de rua noun
{f}

street urchin(child living, or spending most of their time, in the streets)
noun
[UK: striːt ˈɜː.tʃɪn] [US: ˈstriːt ˈɝː.tʃən]

criança interior noun
{f}

inner child(childlike aspect of a person's psyche)
noun

a noite é uma criança phrase

the night is young(it's not very late)
phrase
[UK: ðə naɪt ɪz jʌŋ] [US: ðə ˈnaɪt ˈɪz ˈjəŋ]

anticriança adjective

antichild(opposing children)
adjective

brincadeira de criança noun
{f}

child's play(something particularly simple or easy)
noun
[UK: tʃaɪldz ˈpleɪ] [US: ˈtʃaɪldz ˈpleɪ]

como tirar doce de uma criança preposition

like taking candy from a baby(easy)
preposition

deitar fora a criança com a água do banho verb

throw the baby out with the bathwater((idiomatic) to discard something valuable)
verb
[UK: ˈθrəʊ ðə ˈbeɪ.bi ˈaʊt wɪð ðə ˈbɑː.θwɔː.tə(r)] [US: ˈθroʊ ðə ˈbeɪ.bi ˈaʊt wɪθ ðə ˈbɑː.θwɔːr.tər]

negligência de crianças noun
{f}

child neglect(form of child abuse)
noun