children

[ chil-druhn ]

/ ˈtʃɪl drən /

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noun

plural of child.

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child pornography, childproof, child psychiatry, child psychology, childrearing, children, Children of God, Children of Hercules, children of Israel, Children's Crusade, Children's Day

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Example sentences from the Web for children

Haringey Council told The Daily Beast that the children had not been taken permanently into state care.
Britain May Spy on Preschoolers Searching for Potential Jihadis|Nico Hines|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
We also have a growing body of biological research showing that fathers, like mothers, are hard-wired to care for children.
How Good Dads Can Change the World|Gary Barker, PhD, Michael Kaufman|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Indeed, study after study affirms the benefits of involved fatherhood for women and children.
How Good Dads Can Change the World|Gary Barker, PhD, Michael Kaufman|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
A recent U.S. study found men get a “daddy bonus” —employers seem to like men who have children and their salaries show it.
How Good Dads Can Change the World|Gary Barker, PhD, Michael Kaufman|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST

Children in households with more equitable participation of men show better health and development.
How Good Dads Can Change the World|Gary Barker, PhD, Michael Kaufman|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Many women and children were crying because they had been separated from relatives and friends.
Current History: A Monthly Magazine of the New York Times, May 1918|Various
You have great influence with the children, I have remarked many times.
Rossmoyne|Unknown
The women and children were being hurried to the ships, and two ladies were hastening past my friend.
The Angel and the Author - and Others|Jerome K. Jerome
He delivered all the offerings of the children of Israel unto them.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
For a father he careth not sufficiently for his children: human fathers do this better!
Thus Spake Zarathustra|Friedrich Nietzsche

British Dictionary definitions for children

children

/ (ˈtʃɪldrən) /

noun

the plural of child

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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