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child soldier

child soldier noun: a child who is made to fight in a military conflict (or at least train for this).

Noun

child soldier (plural child soldiers or (rare) children soldiers)

  1. A child who is made to fight in a military conflict (or at least train for this).

child soldier meaning in Persian and Vietnamese

child soldier in Persian

minor who is put to use for military purposes
کودک سرباز kudak sarbâz

child soldier in Vietnamese

minor who is put to use for military purposes
binh lính trẻ em

Forms of child soldier

pluralchild soldiers
plural (rare)children soldiers

Questions about child soldier

What does child soldier mean?
Child soldier means a child who is made to fight in a military conflict (or at least train for this).
What is child soldier in Persian?
Child soldier in Persian is کودک سرباز (kudak sarbâz). See Child soldier meaning in Persian.
What part of speech is child soldier?
Child soldier is a noun.
What is the plural of child soldier?
The plural of child soldier is child soldiers.

Words near child soldier in the dictionary

  1. child sexual abuse
  2. child sexual abuse material
  3. child sexual abuse materials
  4. child sexual-abuse material
  5. child sexual-abuse materials
  6. child soldier
  7. child soldiers
  8. child support
  9. CHILD syndrome
  10. child toucher
  11. child touchers

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