How many syllables in child?

There is 1 syllable in the word child.

How to pronounce child:

child (noun):: a young human being; a young person of either sex.; a young person especially between infancy and puberty

adolescent

ankle-biter

babe

babe in arms

baby

bairn

bambino

brat

bud

buster

changeling

chick

child prodigy

child's body

chit

cub

foster child

foster-child

fosterling

fry

infant

infant prodigy

juvenile

juvenile person

kid

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