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. Robert Sege:

   This is much stronger than the previous advice, the new policy encourages pediatricians to discuss the data about different kinds of discipline with parents so, of course, they can make their own decisions in how they chose to raise their children.

2. Koran:

   Wealth and children are the adornment of life.

3. Prince Harry:

   I just really hope that all of you here tonight are not here just because it's such a wonderful event, but because you want to help some of the world's most vulnerable children, and to give them the childhood, and ultimately the future, that they deserve.

4. Allison Tothy:

   We're ordering tests for children that present with any or all of the symptoms that go along with Covid, the decision really needs to be made in partnership with your pediatrician.

5. Warren Jeffs ':

   A lot of children in our family didn't get to spend that much time with their own mother. maybe in 10 years... some of them will finally come to their senses and realize what's been happening, maybe she'll come out.

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