Definitions for children
ˈtʃɪl drənchil·dren

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 3 votes

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.

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1. 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 DictionaryRate this definition:4.5 / 2 votes

1. Children

   of Child

2. Childrennoun

   pl. of Child

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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

   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. Brock Juarez:

   It’s ironic that the Biden administration continues to claim their policies only support ‘affirming care’ while simultaneously defending and promoting permanent, harmful, and irreversible sex-change operations for children, we have remained consistent that in Florida we must protect children and parental rights, and our Medicaid program should not be paying for medical experiments.

2. Heather Hamner:

   This is the first time we’ve had state-level estimates on these behaviors, it’s a really good time to think about the programs and policies that states have in place and areas where they can continue to work and improve to make the nutrition environment the best it can be for our young children.

3. Phil Bryant:

   The heartbeat has been the universal hallmark of life since man's very beginning, i can remember the exciting moments both with my children and grandchildren when the first sonograms were taken and that heartbeat could be heard.

4. Bastian Betthäuser:

   Children still have not recovered the learning that they lost out on at the start of the pandemic.

5. Thornton:

   The planting of trees is the least self-centered of all that we can do. It is a purer act of faith than the procreation of children.

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