four-year-old
- noun
- /ˈfɔrˌjɪrˈoʊld/
- Angela lost her husband about nine years ago and she had a four year old daughter that she had to take care of.
- a four-year-old child
- a four-year-old boy
- a four-year-old girl
Imagine you are teaching a four year old to read.
- Imagine you are teaching a four year old to read.
- Universal pre-K for three and four year olds.
- What's the most popular story in the world for four year olds?
- A four year old called Oliver, a nine month old called Iris.
Examples
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All right, well, the father is an artist, they have a four-year-old daughter and they love having picnics.
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My four-year-old daughter loves Kurt and Blaine so much that she wants them to be her two dads.
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Imagine you are teaching a four year old to read.
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This baby would be four years old today.
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You were four years old.
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So I think overall from a four year old, it's really, really bright and colourful.
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A four year old called Oliver, a nine month old called Iris.
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I have a four-year-old daughter.
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The second center that participated in this study, Ferry Day Head Start Center, enrolled four-year-old students only.
Academic text (2013) -
My neighbor has a four-year-old son who loves to play in the park.
Synonyms
A young person who is not yet an adult, often a son or daughter
How Old
- Jargon
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Four-year-old is made of three simple parts: four, year, and old, which together mean 'four years old'. So, it describes a person, animal, or thing that has lived for four years.