--- title: C — The English dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 27 description: The 1959 words of the English dictionary under C, every meaning for a pupil and every example with its dependency tree and pragmatics. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/page/27/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/) / [English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/) / C # C — The English dictionary · page 27 [A](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/A/) · [B](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/B/) · [C](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/) · [D](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/D/) · 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meaning 1:* A child is a young boy or girl.[↗](../../child/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A child is someone's son or daughter, at any age.[↗](../../child/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* Grandma has three children.[↗](../../child/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") Children means more than one child.[↗](../../child/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (casual) «Kid», «kiddo», «nipper» (UK), «ankle-biter» and «rug rat» (Australia, US, joking) are chatty words for a child.[↗](../../child/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (rough) «Don't be such a child» or «stop acting like a child» is a put-down meaning you are being silly or babyish.[↗](../../child/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* (formal) The exam voice and official notices say «minor», «juvenile», «pupil», «dependant», «persons under the age of 12».[↗](../../child/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* 32 cards are shared between 8 children equally.[↗](../../child/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") How many does each child get?[↗](../../child/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · There are 4 tables with 5 children at each table.[↗](../../child/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · 6 children were in the park and 3 more came.[↗](../../child/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Every child in the class got a sticker.[↗](../../child/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · My aunt has two children, a boy and a girl.[↗](../../child/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Children under 12 must wear a helmet.[↗](../../child/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · When Dad was a child, he lived on a farm.[↗](../../child/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The children laughed at the clown.[↗](../../child/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · 12 kids at the party, sorry, 13 with me[↗](../../child/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · Oh, stop acting like a child and share them.[↗](../../child/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · Minors must be accompanied by an adult at all times.[↗](../../child/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · Thirty-two cards are apportioned equally among eight minors; state the allocation per minor.[↗](../../child/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · All children, except one, grow up.[↗](../../child/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") · And the child grew, and was weaned.[↗](../../child/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.21.8, JPS 1917)[↗](../../child/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") · All these were the children of Keturah.[↗](../../child/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.25.4, JPS 1917)[↗](../../child/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") · And Sarai was barren; she had no child.[↗](../../child/#x16 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.11.30, JPS 1917)[↗](../../child/#x16 "tree and pragmatics") · These are the children of Japhlet.[↗](../../child/#x17 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings 1CH.7.33, JPS 1917)[↗](../../child/#x17 "tree and pragmatics") · The children of Gibbar, ninety and five.[↗](../../child/#x18 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings EZR.2.20, JPS 1917)[↗](../../child/#x18 "tree and pragmatics") · The children of Azmaveth, forty and two.[↗](../../child/#x19 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings EZR.2.24, JPS 1917)[↗](../../child/#x19 "tree and pragmatics") **childcare** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Looking after children, especially while their parents are at work.[↗](../../childcare/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* The places and services that do this: nurseries, childminders, day care centres, after-school clubs.[↗](../../childcare/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* My little sister goes to childcare while Mum works.[↗](../../childcare/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Childcare can be very expensive for families.[↗](../../childcare/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Grandma helps with childcare on Fridays.[↗](../../childcare/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The after-school club offers childcare until six o'clock.[↗](../../childcare/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Some workplaces have childcare on site.[↗](../../childcare/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · She is training to be a childcare worker.[↗](../../childcare/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The government promised more free childcare hours.[↗](../../childcare/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **childhood** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Childhood is the time of a person's life when they are a child.[↗](../../childhood/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A childhood is the kind of life someone had as a child (a happy childhood).[↗](../../childhood/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Grandma spent her childhood on a farm.[↗](../../childhood/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · He had a happy childhood by the sea.[↗](../../childhood/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · They have been best friends since childhood.[↗](../../childhood/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · This song reminds Dad of his childhood.[↗](../../childhood/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Childhood is a time for playing and learning.[↗](../../childhood/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · She wrote a book about her childhood in Ireland.[↗](../../childhood/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Doctors give children vaccines in early childhood.[↗](../../childhood/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · That old teddy bear was my childhood toy.[↗](../../childhood/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · "Have you been obliged to toil in this way from your childhood?"[↗](../../childhood/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · Therefore remove vexation from thy heart, and put away evil from thy flesh; for childhood and youth are vanity.[↗](../../childhood/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings ECC.11.10, JPS 1917)[↗](../../childhood/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") **childish** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Childish describes an older person or their behaviour when it is silly or immature, like a small child's — usually as a criticism.[↗](../../childish/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Childish means belonging to or like a child: «childish handwriting».[↗](../../childish/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Stop being so childish and say sorry.[↗](../../childish/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · It was childish to hide his pencil case.[↗](../../childish/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The note was written in childish handwriting.[↗](../../childish/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Dad's jokes are a bit childish, but we laugh.[↗](../../childish/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Calling names is childish.[↗](../../childish/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · She thought the cartoon was too childish for her.[↗](../../childish/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · His games, too, were quite different; they were not so childish.[↗](../../childish/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **childishly** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* In a silly, immature way that is not right for someone's age (said of older children and adults, usually as criticism).[↗](../../childishly/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* In a way like a child, simply and innocently (childishly happy).[↗](../../childishly/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The two men argued childishly over a parking space.[↗](../../childishly/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · He childishly refused to share the remote.[↗](../../childishly/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · She stamped her foot childishly and stormed off.[↗](../../childishly/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Grandad laughed childishly at his own joke.[↗](../../childishly/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Stop behaving so childishly; you're twelve\![↗](../../childishly/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · They were childishly excited about the snow.[↗](../../childishly/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **childless** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Childless means having no children.[↗](../../childless/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The childless queen wished for a baby.[↗](../../childless/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Many childless couples adopt a child.[↗](../../childless/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The old people were sad because they were childless.[↗](../../childless/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · And if a man shall take his brother's wife, it is impurity: he hath uncovered his brother's nakedness; they shall be childless.[↗](../../childless/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah LEV.20.21, JPS 1917)[↗](../../childless/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · And if a man shall lie with his uncle's wife — he hath uncovered his uncle's nakedness — they shall bear their sin; they shall die childless.[↗](../../childless/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah LEV.20.20, JPS 1917)[↗](../../childless/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · And Abram said: 'O Lord GOD, what wilt Thou give me, seeing I go hence childless, and he that shall be possessor of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?'[↗](../../childless/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.15.2, JPS 1917)[↗](../../childless/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · And Samuel said: As thy sword hath made women childless, so shall thy mother be childless among women.[↗](../../childless/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets 1SA.15.33, JPS 1917)[↗](../../childless/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Thus saith the LORD: Write ye this man childless, a man that shall not prosper in his days; for no man of his seed shall prosper, sitting upon the throne of David, and ruling any more in Judah.[↗](../../childless/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets JER.22.30, JPS 1917)[↗](../../childless/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **childlessness** — *In Jewish tradition, meaning 1:* the state of having no children.[↗](../../childlessness/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The antithesis of wisdom is foolishness; of wealth, poverty; of fruitfulness, childlessness; of life, death; of dominion, dependence; of peace, war; and of beauty, ugliness.[↗](../../childlessness/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)[↗](../../childlessness/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") **childlike** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Childlike means like a child: trusting, wondering and innocent, in a good way.[↗](../../childlike/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* She had a childlike smile.[↗](../../childlike/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · He felt childlike wonder at the snow.[↗](../../childlike/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Her childlike faith made her happy.[↗](../../childlike/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **chile** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Chile is a long, narrow country in South America, between the Andes mountains and the Pacific Ocean.[↗](../../chile/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A chile (also chili or chilli) is a small hot-tasting pepper used in cooking.[↗](../../chile/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Chile can also be a friendly dialect word, used in some Southern American speech, meaning child or dear, when speaking to a young person.[↗](../../chile/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Chile is a country in South America.[↗](../../chile/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The capital of Chile is Santiago.[↗](../../chile/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Chile is very long and narrow.[↗](../../chile/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The Atacama Desert in Chile is one of the driest places on Earth.[↗](../../chile/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · This sauce has green chile in it.[↗](../../chile/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Wash your hands after cutting a chile, and don't touch your eyes.[↗](../../chile/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Chile is next to Argentina.[↗](../../chile/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **chill** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A chill is a feeling of cold: «a chill in the air».[↗](../../chill/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A chill is a mild illness where you feel cold and shivery: «catch a chill».[↗](../../chill/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* To chill is to make something cold or cool, often in a fridge.[↗](../../chill/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* A chill (down your spine) is a feeling of fear.[↗](../../chill/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* (informal) To chill or chill out is to relax and calm down; a chill person is relaxed.[↗](../../chill/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* There's a chill in the air this morning.[↗](../../chill/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Put the drinks in the fridge to chill.[↗](../../chill/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Wear a coat so you don't catch a chill.[↗](../../chill/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · A chill ran down my spine when the door creaked.[↗](../../chill/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The wind chill made it feel minus ten.[↗](../../chill/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · We chilled out on the sofa after school.[↗](../../chill/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Chill — it's only a game\![↗](../../chill/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Chill the jelly for two hours until it sets.[↗](../../chill/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · The fisherman was chilled with fear.[↗](../../chill/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **chiller** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A machine or cabinet that keeps food or drink very cold, like a fridge in a shop or kitchen.[↗](../../chiller/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (informal) A frightening story or film that gives you a shiver: «a spine-chiller».[↗](../../chiller/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (UK, informal) «A chiller» can also mean a relaxed, calm person or time.[↗](../../chiller/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The milk is in the chiller at the back of the shop.[↗](../../chiller/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The café has a drinks chiller by the door.[↗](../../chiller/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · That ghost story was a real chiller.[↗](../../chiller/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Keep raw meat in the chiller to stop germs growing.[↗](../../chiller/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The film is a spine-chiller, so don't watch it before bed.[↗](../../chiller/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Fish are packed in ice and kept in a chiller.[↗](../../chiller/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **chilli** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A chilli is a small pepper, often red or green, that tastes very hot and spicy.[↗](../../chilli/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Chilli, or chilli con carne, is a spicy dish made with minced meat, beans, tomatoes and chillies.[↗](../../chilli/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Chilli powder or flakes are dried, ground chillies used as a spice.[↗](../../chilli/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The curry had too much chilli for me.[↗](../../chilli/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Dad made chilli con carne with rice.[↗](../../chilli/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Wash your hands after chopping chillies\![↗](../../chilli/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · A glass of milk helps when chilli burns your mouth.[↗](../../chilli/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Green chillies are picked before they turn red.[↗](../../chilli/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Grandma grows chillies in her greenhouse.[↗](../../chilli/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · We dipped our spring rolls in sweet chilli sauce.[↗](../../chilli/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **chilly** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Chilly means rather cold, cold enough to be uncomfortable.[↗](../../chilly/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A chilly person or welcome is unfriendly and not warm.[↗](../../chilly/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* It's a bit chilly, so take your jacket.[↗](../../chilly/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The classroom was chilly before the heating came on.[↗](../../chilly/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · A chilly wind blew across the beach.[↗](../../chilly/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · I feel chilly; can you close the window?[↗](../../chilly/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The nights get chillier in autumn.[↗](../../chilly/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · She gave him a chilly stare.[↗](../../chilly/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · We got a chilly welcome from the grumpy shopkeeper.[↗](../../chilly/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · A chilly little wind came creeping with them making scary noises in the grass.[↗](../../chilly/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **chime** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A clear ringing sound made by a bell or clock: the chime of the church clock.[↗](../../chime/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (chimes) A set of bells or metal tubes that ring musically: wind chimes.[↗](../../chime/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (verb) To ring with a clear sound: the clock chimed three.[↗](../../chime/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* Chime in: to join a conversation suddenly.[↗](../../chime/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* Chime with: to agree or fit with something (formal).[↗](../../chime/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The clock chimed twelve times at midnight.[↗](../../chime/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Wind chimes tinkled in the breeze.[↗](../../chime/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The doorbell chimed and Grandma came in.[↗](../../chime/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · "Me too!" my sister chimed in.[↗](../../chime/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · (formal) His story chimes with what the witness said.[↗](../../chime/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · If a clock chimes once at 1 o'clock, twice at 2 and so on, how many chimes from 1 to 4?[↗](../../chime/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") (1 + 2 + 3 + 4 = 10).[↗](../../chime/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Deep chasms yawned around it, the water-drops glittered as if lighted with blue flame, and tinkled like the chiming of church bells.[↗](../../chime/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **chimney** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A chimney is a tall pipe or structure that carries smoke and hot gases from a fire or stove up and out through the roof.[↗](../../chimney/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A chimney is also the part of it that sticks up above the roof.[↗](../../chimney/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Smoke rose from the chimney of the little cottage.[↗](../../chimney/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · In the story, Santa slid down the chimney.[↗](../../chimney/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · A bird built a nest on top of the chimney.[↗](../../chimney/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The chimney sweep cleaned out the black soot.[↗](../../chimney/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The factory had two tall brick chimneys.[↗](../../chimney/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Grandpa used to smoke like a chimney, but he stopped.[↗](../../chimney/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · We could see chimneys on every roof in the street.[↗](../../chimney/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · All the chimneys in the town were smoking.[↗](../../chimney/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **chimp** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A chimp is a chimpanzee, a clever, hairy African ape that lives in groups in forests and is one of the closest animal relatives of humans.[↗](../../chimp/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (informal) People sometimes call a cheeky, silly person a chimp, in a joking way.[↗](../../chimp/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The chimp used a stick to fish for termites.[↗](../../chimp/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Chimps live in groups in the forests of Africa.[↗](../../chimp/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · A baby chimp rides on its mother's back.[↗](../../chimp/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Chimps are apes, so they have no tail.[↗](../../chimp/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Jane Goodall studied wild chimps for many years.[↗](../../chimp/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Stop acting like a chimp and sit down\![↗](../../chimp/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The zoo's chimps hooted when the keeper arrived.[↗](../../chimp/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **chimpanzee** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A chimpanzee is an intelligent ape with black hair, long arms and no tail, which lives in groups in the forests and grasslands of central and West Africa.[↗](../../chimpanzee/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Chimpanzees, together with bonobos, are the closest living animal relatives of humans.[↗](../../chimpanzee/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Chimpanzees live in groups in African forests.[↗](../../chimpanzee/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · A chimpanzee used a stone to crack open a nut.[↗](../../chimpanzee/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Chimpanzees share a lot of their DNA with humans.[↗](../../chimpanzee/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Jane Goodall watched wild chimpanzees for many years.[↗](../../chimpanzee/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Chimpanzees groom each other to stay friends.[↗](../../chimpanzee/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Chimpanzees are apes, not monkeys.[↗](../../chimpanzee/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The chimpanzee made a nest of leaves high in a tree.[↗](../../chimpanzee/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **chin** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* The part of the face below the mouth, at the front of the lower jaw.[↗](../../chin/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* He got a bruise on his chin.[↗](../../chin/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Keep your chin up — you'll do better next time.[↗](../../chin/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Fasten your helmet's chin strap.[↗](../../chin/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The baby dribbled down her chin.[↗](../../chin/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · She rested her chin on her hand.[↗](../../chin/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · He took the bad news on the chin.[↗](../../chin/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · He’s tickling under my chin,” said Teddy.[↗](../../chin/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **china** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* China (with a capital C) is a very large country in East Asia with the largest or second-largest population in the world.[↗](../../china/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* china (small c) is fine, hard, white clay made into cups, plates and bowls, and also the cups and plates themselves.[↗](../../china/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* In UK and Australian slang, «china» means a mate or friend.[↗](../../china/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* China can also mean a small ornament or figure made of china.[↗](../../china/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* China is a huge country in Asia.[↗](../../china/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Giant pandas live in the mountains of China.[↗](../../china/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The Great Wall of China is very long.[↗](../../china/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Grandma only uses her best china at Christmas.[↗](../../china/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Be careful, that china plate breaks easily.[↗](../../china/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · He was like a bull in a china shop, knocking things over.[↗](../../china/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Paper was invented in China long ago.[↗](../../china/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The tea was served in delicate china cups.[↗](../../china/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · But the china girl cried out:[↗](../../china/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **chinaman** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (old use, now offensive) A chinaman was an old word for a man from China.[↗](../../chinaman/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") Say «a Chinese person» instead.[↗](../../chinaman/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The old tale calls the emperor's courtier a chinaman, but today we say Chinese person.[↗](../../chinaman/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Say Chinese person, not chinaman.[↗](../../chinaman/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/) … [26](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/page/26/) **27** [28](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/page/28/) … [99](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/page/99/) - ← previous: [page 26](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/page/26/) - next →: [page 28](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/page/28/) - ↑ back to [The English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/)