- obedient child
- послушный, дисциплинированный ребенок Syn : disciplined child, well-behaved child
Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь. 2001.
obedient child
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obedient — obedient, docile, tractable, amenable, biddable mean submissive to the will, guidance, or control of another. Though applied chiefly to persons, they are sometimes extended to things. Obedient implies due compliance with the commands or requests… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
obedient — [ō bē′dē ənt] adj. [OFr < L obediens, prp. of obedire,OBEY] obeying or willing to obey; submissive obediently adv. SYN. OBEDIENT suggests a giving in to the orders or instructions of one in authority or control [an obedient child ]; DOCILE… … English World dictionary
obedient — o|be|di|ent [əˈbi:diənt] adj [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: Latin, present participle of oboedire; OBEY] 1.) always doing what you are told to do, or what the law, a rule etc says you must do ≠ ↑disobedient ▪ an obedient child obedient… … Dictionary of contemporary English
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child — n. 1) to adopt; bear, give birth to, have a child (she had four children) 2) to carry a child (a mother carries a child for nine months) 3) to beget; conceive a child 4) to bring up, raise, rear a child 5) to feed; nurse; wean a child 6) to… … Combinatory dictionary
obedient — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from Latin oboedient , oboediens, from present participle of oboedire to obey Date: 13th century submissive to the restraint or command of authority ; willing to obey • obediently adverb… … New Collegiate Dictionary
child — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ little, small, young ▪ My father died while I was still a small child. ▪ newborn ▪ teenage ▪ … Collocations dictionary
obedient — adjective 1 always doing what you are told to do by your parents, by someone in authority etc: an obedient and dutiful child 2 your obedient servant old use used to end a very formal letter opposite disobedient obediently adverb: She obediently… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
obedient — adj. Obedient is used with these nouns: ↑child, ↑servant … Collocations dictionary
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docile — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. gentle, tractable, teachable, submissive. See consent, submission. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. meek, mild, tractable, compliant, obedient, amenable, pliant, submissive, accommodating, complying,… … English dictionary for students
