children

[ chil-druh n ]
/ ˈtʃɪl drən /
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noun

plural of child.

Words nearby children

childly, childminder, childness, childproof, childrearing, children, children of god, children of israel, children's crusade, children's day, children's hour, the

Definition for children (2 of 2)

child
[ chahyld ]
/ tʃaɪld /

noun, plural chil·dren.

Origin of child

before 950; Middle English; Old English cild; akin to Gothic kilthai womb

OTHER WORDS FROM child

child·less, adjective child·less·ness, noun

Words related to children

infant, toddler, adolescent, juvenile, youth, teenager, baby, kid, offspring, minor, youngster, bairn, sprout, suckling, newborn, lamb, progeny, tyke, tot, imp

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British Dictionary definitions for children (1 of 2)

children
/ (ˈtʃɪldrən) /

noun

the plural of child

British Dictionary definitions for children (2 of 2)

child
/ (tʃaɪld) /

noun plural children

Derived forms of child

childless, adjective childlessness, noun childly, adjective

Word Origin for child

Old English cild; related to Gothic kilthei womb, Sanskrit jathara belly, jartu womb

Medical definitions for children

child
[ chīld ]

n.

A person who has not yet reached puberty.
A son or daughter; an offspring.
A person not of legal age; a minor.

Idioms and Phrases with children

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