Children

5 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Child \Child\ (ch[imac]ld), n.; pl. {Children}
     (ch[i^]l"dr[e^]n). [AS. cild, pl. cildru; cf. Goth.
     kil[thorn]ei womb, in-kil[thorn][=o] with child.]
     1. A son or a daughter; a male or female descendant, in the
        first degree; the immediate progeny of human parents; --
        in law, legitimate offspring. Used also of animals and


        plants.
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     2. A descendant, however remote; -- used esp. in the plural;
        as, the children of Israel; the children of Edom.
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     3. One who, by character of practice, shows signs of
        relationship to, or of the influence of, another; one
        closely connected with a place, occupation, character,
        etc.; as, a child of God; a child of the devil; a child of
        disobedience; a child of toil; a child of the people.
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     4. A noble youth. See {Childe}. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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     5. A young person of either sex. esp. one between infancy and
        youth; hence, one who exhibits the characteristics of a
        very young person, as innocence, obedience, trustfulness,
        limited understanding, etc.
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              When I was child. I spake as a child, I understood
              as a child, I thought as a child; but when I became
              a man, I put away childish things.    --1. Cor. xii.
                                                    11.
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     6. A female infant. [Obs.]
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              A boy or a child, I wonder?           --Shak.
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     {To be with child}, to be pregnant.
  
     {Child's play}, light work; a trifling contest.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Children \Chil"dren\, n.;
     pl. of {Child}.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  children
       See {child}

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  child
       n 1: a young person of either sex; "she writes books for
            children"; "they're just kids"; "`tiddler' is a British
            term for youngsters" [syn: {kid}, {youngster}, {minor},
            {shaver}, {nipper}, {small fry}, {tiddler}, {tike}, {tyke},
             {fry}, {nestling}]
       2: a human offspring (son or daughter) of any age; "they had
          three children"; "they were able to send their kids to
          college" [syn: {kid}] [ant: {parent}]
       3: an immature childish person; "he remained a child in
          practical matters as long as he lived"; "stop being a
          baby!" [syn: {baby}]
       4: a member of a clan or tribe; "the children of Israel"
       [also: {children} (pl)]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  46 Moby Thesaurus words for "children":
     babyhood, boyhood, breed, brood, childkind, descendants, descent,
     family, folks, fruit, get, girlhood, grandchildren,
     great-grandchildren, hearth, heirs, homefolks, hostages to fortune,
     house, household, inheritors, issue, kids, lineage, little kids,
     little ones, menage, new generation, offspring, people, posterity,
     progeny, rising generation, seed, small fry, sons, succession,
     tots, treasures, young, young blood, young fry, young people,
     younglings, youngsters, youth