Phrase guide

child benefit

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A regular government payment made to parents or guardians for each child up to a certain age.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: UK, uncountable

Examples

  • Near-synonym: family allowance

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: family allowance

Antonyms: none provided

History

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Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Azerbaijani: uşaq pulu — payment for each child
  • Dutch: kinderbijslag — payment for each child
  • Dutch: kindergeld — payment for each child
  • Finnish: lapsilisä — payment for each child
  • French: allocations familiales — payment for each child
  • German: Kindergeld — payment for each child
  • Irish: sochar linbh — payment for each child
  • Māori: takuhe tamariki — payment for each child
  • Norwegian Bokmål: barnetrygd — payment for each child
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: barnetrygd — payment for each child
  • Polish: zasiłek rodzinny — payment for each child
  • Polish: zasiłek na dziecko — payment for each child
  • Russian: посо́бие по ухо́ду за ребёнком (posóbije po uxódu za rebjónkom) — payment for each child
  • Swedish: barnbidrag — payment for each child