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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Children \Chil"dren\, noun; pl. of {Child}.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Child \Child\ (ch[imac]ld), noun; 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.
2. A descendant, however remote; -- used esp. in the plural; as, the children of Israel; the children of Edom.
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.
4. A noble youth. See {Childe}. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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.
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.
6. A female infant. [Obs.]
A boy or a child, I wonder? --Shak.
{To be with child}, to be pregnant.
{Child's play}, light work; a trifling contest.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
children See {child}
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
child
noun
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
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