Definitions for Children
ˈtʃɪl drənChil·dren

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1. children(Noun)

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

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

2. children(Noun)

   More than one young person, or none.

   There are no children absent from classes today

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

3. children(Noun)

   Members of a tribe.

   The children of Israel

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

4. children(Noun)

   Things or abstractions derived from or caused by something.

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

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

5. children(Noun)

   Plural form of child.

Webster Dictionary(4.50 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Children

   of Child

2. Children(noun)

   pl. of Child

Freebase(3.67 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

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.

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1. children

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

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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  

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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

How to pronounce Children?

1. 

   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

How to say Children in sign language?

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. Jimmy Kimmel:

   You said it after Vegas, you said it after Sandy Hook, you say that every one of these eight fatal school shootings in this country this year. Children are being murdered.

2. Ouda Daqdouq:

   I had an accident while at work in the settlement of Borkan and I could not work for a week, but there was no insurance and they didn't compensate me, there is no choice. We work in settlements so we can feed our children.

3. Sandra Arevalo:

   We have been conducting our program as an after school program that meets twice per week for two hours, during these two hours we talk about eating healthy, practice basic cooking skills, exercise and teach children useful tips to maintain good health.

4. George F. Will:

   We are given children to test us and make us more spiritual.

5. Vikrant Parsai:

   You know you are old when you discover that your children are learning in history class what you studied in current events.

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