Meaning

1 senses
  1. (archaic)To give birth; to beget or procreate.

Examples

11572 sentences
  1. How many children do you have?

    Скільки у тебе дітей? — deniko

    ruСколько у вас детей? — Hellerick

    deWie viele Kinder haben Sie? — MUIRIEL

  2. Tom got angry at the children.

    Том розсердився на дітей. — deniko

    ruТом рассердился на детей. — Hellerick

    deTom wurde zornig auf die Kinder. — Dejo

  3. Each child was given a present.

    Кожна дитина отримала подарунок. — aandrusiak

    ruКаждому ребёнку дали подарок. — shanghainese

    deAlle Kinder erhielten ein Geschenk. — Sudajaengi

  4. This movie is suitable for children.

    Цей фільм підходить для дітей. — deniko

    ruЭтот фильм пригоден для детей. — Ooneykcall

    deDieser Film ist für Kinder geeignet. — Ullalia

  5. I am thinking about my children.

    Я думаю про своїх дітей. — deniko

    ruЯ думаю о своих детях. — sharptoothed

    deIch denke an meine Kinder. — MUIRIEL

Origin

From Middle English childen, from the noun child.

From Middle English childen, from the noun child.

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Forms

childs, childing, childed, childed
Base formchild · to child
3rd person singularchilds
Present participlechilding
Past simplechilded
Past participlechilded

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theychild
he, she, itchilds

Past simpleLesson

all personschilded

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave childed
he, she, ithas childed

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill child

Collocations

12 patterns
  • was a child
  • the children were
  • of my children
  • with his children
  • three children
  • of his children
  • of the children
  • like a child
  • has three children
  • his children to
  • the other children
  • babysit our children

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

Dictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.

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