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children

American  
[chil-druhn] / ˈtʃɪl drən /

noun

  1. An image of the word children as defined by plural of child.

    plural of child.


children British  
/ ˈtʃɪldrən /

noun

  1. 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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YouTube will also be banned for under-16s, but YouTube Kids - a version of the video-sharing app designed to be safe for children - will not be included.

From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2026

The newspaper said the move was over fears that messaging functions allowed strangers to groom children.

From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2026

In September, the first gene therapy to treat the condition in children was approved in the US.

From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2026

The findings are particularly encouraging for children with Friedreich ataxia.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 6, 2026

Would it be enough for the children to merely catch a glimpse of him?

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

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