Definitions for Children
ˈtʃɪl drənchil·dren

Wiktionary(3.00 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

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.

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

1. Children

   of Child

2. Childrennoun

   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.

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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. Christopher Thomas:

   That means there are children -- with parents -- who are now in the hospital.

2. School Board President Jennifer Adair:

   We are working to find a collaborative path forward. We don't have action on that to report yet. But we will -- soon. Our board fully recognizes the disruption and concern felt by our children and families and across Columbus, to our school community, like you, we are saddened by this start to the school year.

3. Charlie Sheen:

   Sam’s amazing, i love her and all my children unconditionally. We’re having a ball. GED here we come !

4. Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan:

   Tens of thousands of youths buried their futures in this land, the soldiers lying in this soil are also our children.

5. Public Safety Director Steve McCraw:

   The only thing stopping the hallway of dedicated officers from entering room 111 and 112 was the on-scene commander, who decided to place the lives of officers before the lives of children, the officers had weapons; the children had none. The officers had body armor; the children had none. The officers had training; the subject had none.

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