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Meaning of children

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

children

Pronunciation:[ˈt͡ʃʊld̠ɹ̠ ̝ʷən][ˈt͡ʃɪl.d̠ɹ̠ ̝ʷən][tʃɪl.ɹən]

noun

Definitions

  1. A person who has not yet reached adulthood, whether natural (puberty), cultural (initiation), or legal (majority)

    Example: Go easy on him: he is but a child.

  2. (specifically) A female child, a girl.

  3. (with possessive) One's direct descendant by birth, regardless of age; a son or daughter.

    Example: My youngest child is forty-three this year.

  4. The thirteenth Lenormand card.

noun

Definitions

  1. A child of noble birth.

  2. The cognomen given to the oldest son prior to his taking his father's title.