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. Janet Yellen:

   I believe that eliminating the right of women to make decisions about when and whether to have children would have very damaging effects on the economy and would set women back decades.

2. John Kennedy:

   What I would do until we pass Ted's bill is to continue to arrest and prosecute people for breaking the law, but allow their children to stay with them.

3. Marc Smith:

   Protecting vulnerable children who come to our attention is at the core of our mission at DCFS, all of us feel this loss. Our priority is the care and safety of Andrew's younger sibling.

4. Paul Dergarabedian:

   It faces challenges including mixed reviews and fans of the original questioning the need for this newly re-imagined telling, but it's looking like the allure of the film, particularly for kids, will be incredibly strong, any negative reviews that may influence parents will likely be offset by their children who are absolutely going to be a strong influence on their parent's decision to head to the multi-plex.

5. Peggy Orenstein:

   Toys traditionally tell our children what we expect their roles to be as adults.

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