children

Sentences

She
👩

is the youngest of three children .

Are children more creative than adults ?

The target audience was children aged between six and twelve .

He
👨

was survived by his wife
👰‍♀️

Grania and four children .

(form-of, plural) plural of child
(form-of, plural) plural of childer

new generation

rising generation

younger generation

young generation

young people

youngsters

younker

small child

son and daughter

sons and daughters

fruit of love

little child

mother and father

brothers and sisters

descendents

Frequency

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈt͡ʃɪldɹən/

Inherited from Middle English

Inherited from Old English

In summary

From Middle English children, alteration of earlier childre ("children"; > English dialectal childer), from Old English ċildru, ċildra (“children”), nominative and accusative plural of ċild (“child”), equivalent to child + -ren.

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child

(broadly) A person who has not yet reached adulthood, whether natural (puberty), cultural (initiation), or legal (majority).
(broadly, sometimes) A person who has not yet reached adulthood, whether natural (puberty), cultural (initiation), or legal (majority).
One's direct descendant by birth, regardless of age; one's offspring; a son or daughter.
The thirteenth Lenormand card.
(figuratively) A figurative offspring
(figuratively) A figurative offspring
(figuratively) A figurative offspring
(alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of childe (“youth of noble birth”).
A subordinate node of a tree.
(obsolete, specifically) A female child, a girl.

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children

Sentences

The couple
👫

had four children , three sons and one daughter .

She
👩

is the youngest of three children .

She
👩

believes for as it

was said that adults have things to teach children .

Are children more creative than adults ?

The target audience was children aged between six and twelve .

He
👨

was survived by his wife
👰‍♀️

Grania and four children .

Meaning

Synonyms

Translations

Frequency

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈt͡ʃɪldɹən/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English

children

Inherited from Old English

ċildru

In summary

child

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children

Sentences

The couple 👫 had four children , three sons and one daughter .

She 👩 is the youngest of three children .

She 👩 believes for as it was said that adults have things to teach children .

Are children more creative than adults ?

The target audience was children aged between six and twelve .

He 👨 was survived by his wife 👰‍♀️ Grania and four children .

Meaning

Synonyms

Translations

Frequency

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈt͡ʃɪldɹən/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English

children

Inherited from Old English

ċildru

In summary

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child

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The couple
👫

had four children , three sons and one daughter .

She
👩

is the youngest of three children .

She
👩

believes for as it

was said that adults have things to teach children .

He
👨

was survived by his wife
👰‍♀️

Grania and four children .