children

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a young person of either sex
  2. noun a human offspring (son or daughter) of any age
  3. noun an immature childish person

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

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

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