Meanings
nounchild benefit (uncountable)
- UKuncountableA regular government payment made to parents or guardians for each child up to a certain age.
Near-synonym: family allowance
Synonyms: family allowance
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA regular government payment made to parents or guardians for each child up to a certain age.
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Translations
Dutch kinderbijslag, kindergeld
- kinderbijslagpayment for each child
- kindergeldpayment for each child
Finnish lapsilisä
- lapsilisäpayment for each child
French allocations familiales
- allocations familialespayment for each child
German Kindergeld
- Kindergeldpayment for each child
Irish sochar linbh
- sochar linbhpayment for each child
Māori takuhe tamariki
- takuhe tamarikipayment for each child
Norwegian Bokmål barnetrygd
- barnetrygdpayment for each child
Polish zasiłek rodzinny, zasiłek na dziecko
- zasiłek rodzinnypayment for each child
- zasiłek na dzieckopayment for each child
Russian посо́бие по ухо́ду за ребёнком
- посо́бие по ухо́ду за ребёнком (posóbije po uxódu za rebjónkom)payment for each child
Swedish barnbidrag
- barnbidragpayment for each child
Cite this entry
APA
child benefit. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/child%20benefit
MLA
“child benefit.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/child%20benefit. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “child benefit,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/child%20benefit.
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