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Definitions for children
ˈtʃɪl drənchil·dren
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word children.
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Wiktionary
childrennoun
More than one son or daughter, or none. Offspring.
childrennoun
More than one young person, or none.
There are no children absent from classes today
childrennoun
Members of a tribe.
The children of Israel
childrennoun
Things or abstractions derived from or caused by something.
Poverty, disease, and despair are the children of war.
childrennoun
Plural form of child.
Etymology: From children, alteration of earlier childre, from cildru, cildra, plural of cild, equivalent to.
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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
Children
of Child
Childrennoun
pl. of Child
Wikidata
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
children
Exquisite caskets of flesh that hold the scrolls of all our deeds.
Editors Contribution
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
children
Song lyrics by children -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by children on the Lyrics.com website.
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'children' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #170
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'children' in Written Corpus Frequency: #285
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of children in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of children in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of children in a Sentence
We see that people do not want to have children, or just one and no more. And many, many couples do not have children because they do not want to, or they have just one -- but they have two dogs, two cats... Yes, dogs and cats take the place of children, yes, it's funny, I understand, but it is the reality. And this denial of fatherhood or motherhood diminishes us, it takes away our humanity. And in this way civilization becomes aged and without humanity, because it loses the richness of fatherhood and motherhood. And our homeland suffers, as it does not have children.
If we do our duty to prosecute most cases, then children inevitably for a period of time might be held.
I want my children to have a good future, and today I am not seeing it in Argentina.
They are overworked, underpaid and understaffed, am I happy with what they did? No, I’m not. What I want to show, though, is how easily we can send damaging messages to our children.
Only one of my seven children I have registered.
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Translations for children
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- الأطفالArabic
- dětiCzech
- børnDanish
- KinderGerman
- παιδιάGreek
- infanojEsperanto
- niñosSpanish
- فرزندانPersian
- lapsetFinnish
- enfantsFrench
- clannIrish
- बच्चेHindi
- gyermekekHungarian
- anak-anakIndonesian
- bambiniItalian
- יְלָדִיםHebrew
- 子供Japanese
- ಮಕ್ಕಳುKannada
- 어린이Korean
- filiosLatin
- kinderenDutch
- barnNorwegian
- dzieciPolish
- criançasPortuguese
- copiiRomanian
- детиRussian
- barnSwedish
- குழந்தைகள்Tamil
- పిల్లలుTelugu
- เด็ก ๆThai
- çocuklarTurkish
- дітиUkrainian
- بچوںUrdu
- bọn trẻVietnamese
- קינדערYiddish
- 孩子Chinese
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