children

CEFRA1

/ˈt͡ʃɪldɹən/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    Plural of child; young people who are not adults.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A surname.

Examples

  • Half a million children still face malnutrition in Niger.

  • I am married and have two children.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1

Also pronounced

  • /ˈt͡ʃɪl.dən/
  • /ˈtʃɪl.ɹən/

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In context

  • They have two children aged six and nine.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English children, alteration of earlier childre ("children"; > English dialectal childer), from Old English ċildru, ċildra (“children”), nominative and accusative plural of ċild (“child”), equivalent to child + -ren.