Grammar fix
young child
small kid
A boy or girl who is still very little, usually not yet a teenager, often under the age of 8.
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Hear it in context
Notice where the phrase sounds natural.
It's important for a young child to get enough sleep every night.
When I was a young child, my parents read me stories every evening, which helped me develop a love for books.
Fix the pattern
One small grammar move makes it sound right.
Not: She has two young childs.
Say: She has two young children.
Irregular plural — 'children', not 'childs'.
Which sounds natural?
Tap the one a native speaker would say.
Natural; 'juvenile offspring' is absurd.
Build natural chunks
Words that usually travel with it.
a young child
- with a
- raising a
- still a
- two young children