VOCABULARY

1. Match the following descriptions with the language items below:

to toilet- train; to burp; to babble; to change, to nurse, to hush; to deliver; to wean; to carry; to lull, to bawl; to teethe; to drool; to swaddle

a) to feed on the breast or to hold lovingly in your arms

b) to be pregnant with a child

c) to help (give birth) to a baby

d) to remove one set of clothes and put a different set on a baby

e) to cause to feel sleepy by rocking and singing to a baby

f) to calm a baby

g) to wrap a baby tightly in cloth

h) to cause to stop feeding on the mother’s milk and start eating solid food

i) to rub the baby’s back gently to help air come out of the stomach

k) to say something in a quick, confused, incoherent way

l) to produce too much liquid in the mouth so that it flows out

m) to grow teeth

n) to train a child to use a toilet

o) to cry loudly

2. Find synonyms and antonyms:

to adopt a child; to bear a child ; to rear a child; to pet a child; to indulge a child; a disciplined child; a bright child; an abused child; to indulge a child; a dull child; a gifted child; a stubborn child; a test-tube child; to give birth to a child; to raise a child; to conceive a child; to spoil a child; to bring up a child; an unruly child; to foster a child; to pamper a child; a mistreated child; a retarded child; a neglected child; to beget a child; a mischievous child; a handicapped child; a latchkey child; a legitimate child; unwanted child; a well-behaved child; an unprivileged child; an illegitimate child; to have a child; a well-cared for child; a delinquent child; a recalcitrant child; natural children; an intelligent child; a slow child.

3. Match the words and the definitions.

1) someone, usually a child who cries a lot without good reason	a) a sissy
2) someone who tells secretly someone in authority that something bad has been done	b) a boaster
3) a girl who acts and dresses like a boy, traditionally liking noisy, physical activities	c) a bully
4) a boy who looks or behaves like a girl or who lacks qualities considered as male	d) a crybaby
5) a person, especially a child, who is tired and looks as if wanting to sleep	e) a lazybones
6) a person who hurts and frightens other people	f) a cutesy
7) someone who is lazy	g) a sleepyhead
8) a child, a girl or a woman whom you consider attractive or feel attraction for	h) a tomboy
9) a person who talks a lot ,often in an offensive and stupid	i) a sneak
10) a person who likes boasting	k) a loudmouth

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