Phrase guide

child soldier

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

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noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Across languages

Translations

26 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Azerbaijani: uşaq əsgər — minor who is put to use for military purposes
  • Chinese Mandarin: 童兵 (tóngbīng) — minor who is put to use for military purposes
  • Danish: børnesoldat — minor who is put to use for military purposes
  • Danish: barnesoldat — minor who is put to use for military purposes
  • Dutch: kindsoldaat — minor who is put to use for military purposes
  • Esperanto: infansoldato — minor who is put to use for military purposes
  • Finnish: lapsisotilas — minor who is put to use for military purposes
  • French: enfant soldat — minor who is put to use for military purposes
  • French: enfant-soldat — minor who is put to use for military purposes
  • German: Kindersoldat — minor who is put to use for military purposes
  • Italian: bambino soldato — minor who is put to use for military purposes
  • Italian: baby soldato — minor who is put to use for military purposes
  • Japanese: 少年兵 (shōnenhei) — minor who is put to use for military purposes
  • Korean: 소년병 (sonyeonbyeong) — minor who is put to use for military purposes
  • Norwegian Bokmål: barnesoldat — minor who is put to use for military purposes
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: barnesoldat — minor who is put to use for military purposes
  • Dari: کودک سرباز (kōdak sarbāz) — minor who is put to use for military purposes
  • Iranian Persian: کودک سرباز (kudak sarbâz) — minor who is put to use for military purposes
  • Portuguese: criança-soldado — minor who is put to use for military purposes
  • Portuguese: crianças-soldado — minor who is put to use for military purposes
  • Russian: ребёнок-солда́т (rebjónok-soldát) — minor who is put to use for military purposes
  • Russian: де́ти-солда́ты (déti-soldáty) — minor who is put to use for military purposes
  • Spanish: niño soldado — minor who is put to use for military purposes
  • Swedish: barnsoldat — minor who is put to use for military purposes
  • Turkish: çocuk asker — minor who is put to use for military purposes
  • Vietnamese: binh lính trẻ em — minor who is put to use for military purposes