🇮🇳Hindi Source WordCode: HI

बाल कलाकार

Pronunciation / Transliteration: bāl kalākār

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Child star/ˈtʃaɪld stɑːr/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #14500 frequency
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🇮🇳 Example Sentence in Hindi:

"वह फ़िल्म उद्योग में एक प्रसिद्ध बाल कलाकार था।"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A young actor or performer who achieves widespread public recognition and fame in film, television, or music while still a minor.

    "Many former child stars struggle with the transition to adult acting roles."
  2. 2

    A prodigy in the entertainment industry who gains celebrity status at an exceptionally early age.

    "The talent competition discovered a new child star with an extraordinary singing voice."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The compound noun 'child star' emerged in the mid-20th century, combining the Old English root 'cild' (infant or young human) with 'steorra' (luminous celestial body, metaphorically applied to prominent performers since the 17th century). It gained widespread cultural currency with the rise of the Hollywood studio system in the 1920s and 30s to describe young actors who achieved major fame.

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