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children

American  
[chil-druhn] / ˈtʃɪl drən /

noun

  1. plural of child.


children British  
/ ˈtʃɪldrən /

noun

  1. the plural of child

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He joined the party at university and married one of its rising stars in Judit Varga, with whom he had three children.

From BBC

The memory of small children running blindly through the hallways screaming will stay with me forever.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Either they see us as small children incapable of having things explained to them, or they believe such explanation is beneath them,” it said.

From The Wall Street Journal

The bicycle course featured four small bikes with training wheels, only suitable for young children.

From Los Angeles Times

If upheld, this order could apply to “tens of thousands of children born every month, “ they said, “devastating families around the country.”

From Los Angeles Times