Lets be honest: finding the right words is a superpower, and every child deserves to have it.

The Ladybird Dictionary is designed to make learning English feel like an adventure rather than a chore. Whether your child is a native speaker building their first primary school vocabulary or a student learning English as a second language, this guide provides the perfect support. Informed by the Cambridge Young Learners wordlists, it ensures that every definition is clear, age-appropriate, and easy to understand.

More Than Just a List of Words This dictionary does not just tell you what a word means: it shows you. With beautiful, colourful illustrations and a dedicated picture dictionary at the back, it groups useful words together to help children make connections. From “A” for Apple to “Z” for Zebra, the A to Z section uses simple definitions written by ELT experts to help young readers aged 4 to 11 master t