Noun

children pl. (irregular plural of child)

  1. More than one son or daughter, or none. Offspring.
    Do you have children?
    Yes, I have three children.
    No, I have no children.
  2. More than one young person, or none.
    There are no children absent from classes today
  3. Members of a tribe.
    The children of Israel
  4. (figuratively) Things or abstractions derived from or caused by something.
    Poverty, disease, and despair are the children of war.

Synonyms

From Wiktionary under the GNU Free Documentation License.
Sun Feb 21 15:51:22 2010

A child (plural: children) is a human between the stages of birth and puberty. The legal definition of "child" generally refers to a minor, otherwise known as a person younger than the age of majority. "Child" may also describe a relationship with a parent or authority figure, or signify group membership in a clan, tribe, or religion; it can also signify being strongly affected by a specific time, place, or circumstance, as in "a child of nature" or "a child of the Sixties."

Legal definitions

Population aged under 15 years in 2005

The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child defines a child as "a human being below the age of 18 years unless under the law applicable to the child, majority is attained earlier. Ratified by 192 of 194 member countries. Biologically, a child is anyone in the developmental stage of childhood, between infancy and adulthood.

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Sat Feb 20 18:42:26 2010

CHILDREN????????????????? ???
Q. Do you ever baby sit ? If so what are some methods to get them to listen to you ?Are there any quit games they can play to get out of my hair? their age limit is 7-10. So what do I do?
Asked by jazmine williams - Sat Jan 31 09:01:37 2009 - - 10 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Kids in that age group LOVE to be helpers!! Here are some of my tricks of the trade: 1) don't be mean they will rebel so make it "us against them" with the kids and they'll eat it up. 2) talk to them like people and they'll adore you...ask them about school, their friends, their teachers, their dog, whatever. 3) Get them distracted doing something QUIET and productive...okay, guys, how about we surprise your mom by having your rooms all clean, or bet you guys don't know how to play black jack! (and PS 7-10 is a PERFECT age for black jack, they can play with only 2 kids or with a ton of kids and they'll be entertained all night)
Answered by Amanda T - Sat Jan 31 09:10:02 2009

Should children be allowed to grow in tribal communities with huts and no education, in civilized countries?
Q. In tribes, where parents and children share and sleep on the floor, inside a single small hut. There's no modern appliances, nor water pipes or electricity, no real medicine, nor real education. Or should the parents be forced to move to a decent modern place or forced to at least send their children to school or have their kids taken away? A single hut, also means in some tribes or cultures, that love is made between both parents at night in that hut regardless of company.
Asked by Darian - Fri Feb 22 12:05:13 2008 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments

A. And who are YOU to decide to wipe out the way of life, and culture, of a people you can't even understand? Forcing parents in such tribes ( and there are so very few of them left in the world nowadays) to move away from the only home and life they have ever known, just so you could be satisfied that their kids are going to grow up in what you THINK is a "normal" environment, is tantamount to cultural genocide, Darian. Most of these parents could not survive in the modern world without special help and support- the world they were born into and grew up in is the only one they know. Doing what you suggest would mean that these people inevitably become burdens on the government and taxpayers of whatever country they live in. Plus, has it ever… [cont.]
Answered by Starlight 1 - Fri Feb 22 12:21:26 2008

How are the children that the players walk out with in the World Cup picked?
Q. Who are those children? How are the children picked? Do you have to be a certain age?
Asked by Juventina - Sun Nov 25 10:44:53 2007 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments

A. in the Premier League they are kids who have won competitions or kids who are in poor health and need something to look forward to - sometimes they are just kids who have rich daddies who are willing to pay any price to get them in the spotlight
Answered by xabiswife - Sun Nov 25 11:09:46 2007

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  • Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven. Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven. And whoso shall receive one such little child in my name receiveth me. But whoso shall offend one of these little ones which believe in me, it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea...Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones; for I say unto you, That in heaven their angels do always behold the face of my Father which is in heaven.
  • You can't raise a child in a vacuum. All that carpet dust will clog up the kid's lungs.
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