いい子いい子

いいこいいこ

patting (pet or child, etc.), stroking

いい子ぶる

いいこぶる

to act the goody-goody, to pretend to be nice

いい子ちゃん

いいこちゃん

goody goody; goody two-shoes; teacher's pet

いい子にする

いいこにする

to behave well (of a child)

いい子になる

to make oneself popular without any regard to others; to take all the credit to oneself; to turn out well (of a child)

かわいい子には旅をさせよ

かわいいこにはたびをさせよ

Spare the rod and spoil the child, If you love your children, send them out into the world

子飼い

こがい

protege

迷い子

まよいご

lost (stray) child

養い子

やしないご やしないこ

foster child

貰い子

もらいご

adopted child, foster child

若い子

わかいこ

young person (esp. young woman)

好い子

いいこ よいこ

good boy, good girl

調子がいい

ちょうしがいい

glib, slick (sounds good but no substance), all talk

調子のいい

ちょうしのいい

in good condition; in fine shape; in form; in good health; (feeling) well; in working order; going well; running smoothly

子供扱い

こどもあつかい

treating someone like a child

もらい子

もらいご

adopted child; foster child

子供の使い

こどものつかい

useless messenger, doing only as one is told, fool's errand

子供っぽい

こどもっぽい

childish; childlike; immature; infantile; puerile

調子が悪い

ちょうしがわるい

in bad shape, not doing well, not going well, out of condition, in poor form