Oxford Dictionary English child benefit nounnoun BrE BrE//ˌtʃaɪld ˈbenɪfɪt// ; NAmE NAmE//ˌtʃaɪld ˈbenɪfɪt// [uncountable] Add to my wordlistjump to other results(in Britain) money that the government regularly pays to parents of children up to a particular ageCheck pronunciation: child benefit oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com