单词 | child-ridden |
释义 | > as lemmaschild-ridden child-ridden adj. afflicted with or oppressed by children. ΚΠ 1843 B. Bradshawe Man Without Head II. iv. 71 Away went this weak and child-ridden woman, to argue against her better reason with her husband. 1870 R. Broughton Red as Rose I. 254 The Felton curate's fat childridden wife. 1962 Life 10 Aug. 62/1 The child-ridden parents are often no help—letting themselves be stampeded. 2008 Guardian (Nexis) 17 Apr. 36 While Lindsey Coulson conveys all the quiet, pinafored despair of her child-ridden neighbour. < as lemmas |
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