Definitions for Children
ˈtʃɪl drənChil·dren

Wiktionary(3.00 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

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.

The Roycroft Dictionary(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

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. Ruben Papian:

   Is there someone who passively watches his children growing up? We constantly and maximally invest ourselves into our children to realize our vision of happiness. But not for us - for those children. It’s not enough that we molest ourselves, so we have to molest the children as well…

2. Lisa Helfend Meyer:

   Even drunks and addicts get to call and see their children.

3. Nellie Biles:

   It’s really hard to explain because you do not one day wake up and decide ‘oh good, I’m going to be her mother and I’m going to love being her mother’, it wasn't an easy transition because they didn't have any connection to me and I didn't have any connection to them. It was a very trying time for me because they were not my children, they were related to Ron.

4. James Sublett:

   Kids who have egg allergies can get vaccinated - it's a matter of sorting out how allergic they are to the egg, what their risk is, and then working with their pediatrician and a board certified allergy immunologist to try to figure out which is the best pathway to go with the vaccines, because I think the real key is that we don’t want children not vaccinated.

5. Abdul Majid:

   I am always concerned about where Piyara and her three children are living, and how she manages her family expenses, as she has lost everything due to erosion.

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