Definition of CHILDREN

children

Plural: children

Noun

  • Plural of child; young human beings.
  • The plural of child; young human beings.
  • a young person of either sex
    • "she writes books for children"
  • a human offspring (son or daughter) of any age
    • "they had three children"
  • an immature childish person
  • a member of a clan or tribe
    • "the children of Israel"
  • plural of child
  • plural of childer

Examples

  • Some Scrabble players treat their tile racks like their children, meticulously caring for each letter.
  • The Scrabble tournament was filled with eager CHILDREN learning new words.

Origin / Etymology

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.

Synonyms

baby, child, fry, kid, minor, nestling, nipper, shaver, small fry, tiddler, tike, tyke, youngster

Antonyms

parent

Scrabble Score: 14

children: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
children: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
children: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

children: valid Words With Friends Word