chirren

[chir-uhn]

plural noun

Chiefly Southern U.S.

1. children.

Example Sentences

“Chirren got all kinda foibles nowadays. Running around wild, doing all they wanna do.”

From Literature

When I told her about those kids, she’d say, “Study your schoolwork, Jezebel, not chirren that don’t know what they’re talking about. People tend to be scared of what they don’t understand, even if they need your help from time to time.”

From Literature

Ma Charles went on tsk-tsking about “these chirren today.”

From Literature

The ringing of the hammer stopped and the smithy rushed out to see what had his chirren raising such a fuss.

From Literature

But some chirren got on after us and he didn’t say nothing to ’em!

From Literature