"Child", "smile" and similar L words

In everyday speech, does "child" usually feel like one or two syllables to you?

  • One

    Votes: 5 55.6%
  • Two

    Votes: 4 44.4%

  • Total voters
    9

Pacifica

grammaticissima

  • Aedilis

Location:
Belgium
After my thread about "our" and syllabic R, I just thought why not make one about syllabic L as well. I know these words are officially monosyllabic but some people pronounce them as two syllables, so what about you?
 
 

Dantius

Homo Sapiens

  • Civis Illustris

Location:
in orbe lacteo
I have cast my vote
 

R. Seltza

Magnus Oculus

  • Civis Illustris

  • Patronus

Location:
Terra Solis Lapsi
I know I'm a bit late to this thread, but FWIW, I've always pronounced it as "CHAI-[ull]d."
 
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