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Definitions for children
ˈtʃɪl drənchil·dren

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Wiktionary

  1. childrennoun

    More than one son or daughter, or none. Offspring.

  2. childrennoun

    More than one young person, or none.

    There are no children absent from classes today

  3. childrennoun

    Members of a tribe.

    The children of Israel

  4. childrennoun

    Things or abstractions derived from or caused by something.

    Poverty, disease, and despair are the children of war.

  5. childrennoun

    Plural form of child.

  6. Etymology: From children, alteration of earlier childre, from cildru, cildra, plural of cild, equivalent to.

ChatGPT

  1. children

    Children typically refers to young individuals who have not yet reached adulthood. In general, children are considered to be in the stage of development between infancy and adolescence, typically ranging from ages 1-18. They are often dependent on adults for care, guidance, and protection, and are in the process of acquiring knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary for personal growth and development. The specific age range and characteristics associated with childhood may vary across cultures and societies.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Children

    of Child

  2. Childrennoun

    pl. of Child

Wikidata

  1. Children

    "Children" is a song by Italian trance composer Robert Miles, released in November 1995 as the lead single from his album Dreamland. The song is Miles' most successful single, being certified Gold and Platinum in several countries and it reached number one in more than 12 countries. Miles created several remixes himself with an additional remix by Tilt.

The Roycroft Dictionary

  1. children

    Exquisite caskets of flesh that hold the scrolls of all our deeds.

Editors Contribution

  1. children

    Plural form of the word child.

    The children were so beautiful to watch playing as they are so kind and loving.


    Submitted by MaryC on March 14, 2020  

Suggested Resources

  1. children

    Song lyrics by children -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by children on the Lyrics.com website.

British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'children' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #170

  2. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'children' in Written Corpus Frequency: #285

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of children in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of children in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of children in a Sentence

  1. Rodrigo Duran:

    I used to be a proud Chavista, but how can I carry on when my salary doesn't allow me to feed my children? They deceived us.

  2. Preya Samsundar:

    We’re hearing from folks in the community that they’re tired of the politicization of the schools their children attend, it’s not just explicit materials in schools, but they're concerned about [ COVID-19 ] lockdowns, distance learning, the quality of education, woke politics in classrooms, and the achievement.

  3. Sarah Combs:

    I think one thing is that we essentially sheltered a lot of these children during Covid, so there's a theory that Sarah Combs immune systems didn't have the normal low-lying, routine level of exposure to the normal routine viruses like rhinovirus, so Sarah Combs weren't able to mount those kind of micro-responses to viruses and keep themselves ticking over.

  4. Michael Douglas:

    Most of my career has been R-rated, my children haven’t seen most of my pictures. But when I told my son about ‘Ant-Man,’ he said, ‘Dad, you have to do this.’ He was like my agent. I’m glad I took his advice. It turned out really well.

  5. Shaun Murphy:

    Computers, tablets, and smartphones are very inexpensive and [sometimes older devices are free] and internet access is just a coffee shop away, combine that with the energy and inquisitive nature of children and you have unlimited possibilities.

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