children

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Translations

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈʧɪl.dɹən/, SAMPA: /"tSIl.dr@n/
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• Hyphenation: child‧ren

[edit] Noun

children pl. (irregular plural of child)

1. More than one son or daughter, or none. Offspring.

   Do you have children?

   Yes, I have three children.

   No, I have no children.

2. More than one young person, or none.

   There are no children absent from classes today

3. Members of a tribe.

   The children of Israel

4. (figuratively) Things or abstractions derived from or caused by something.

   Poverty, disease, and despair are the children of war.

   • 1991, Midnight's Children, Salman Rushdie (title)

[edit] Synonyms

• (more than one son or daughter): kids (people, goats), offspring, spawn (fish, frogs), litter (dogs, etc)
• (more than one young person): boys and girls, brats
• (members of a tribe): kinfolk, clan
• (figurative derivation): product

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