children

chil·dren  (chldrn)

n.

Plural of child.

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children

Noun

the plural of child

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Children

See also father; mother; parents.

bastardism, bastardy

the condition of being a bastard.

filicide

1. a parent who kills a son or daughter.
2. the killing of a son or daughter by a parent. — filicidal, adj.

hyperactivity

abnormal or excessive activity or constant excitability, especially in children. — hyperactive, adj.

misopedia, misopaedia

an abnormal dislike of children. — misopedist, misopaedist, n.

pedagogics, paedagogics

the science or art of teaching or education. Also called pedagogy. — pedagogue, paedagogue, pedagog, n.

pederasty, paederasty

a sexual act between two males, especially when one is a minor. — pederast, paederast, n.

pediatrics, paediatrics

the branch of medicine that studies the diseases of children and their treatment. — pediatrician, paediatrician, n.

pedodontics, pedodontia

a branch of dentistry specializing in children’s dental care. — pedodontist, n.

pedology

the branch of medical science that studies the physical and psychological events of childhood. — pedologist, n. — pedological, adj.

pedophilia

a sexual attraction to children. — pedophiliac, pedophilic, adj.

pedophobia

an abnormal fear of children. — pedophobiac, n.

postremogeniture

the quality or condition of being the youngest child. See also law.

primogeniture

the quality or condition of being a firstborn child. See also law.

prolicide

1. the crime of killing one’s own children.
2. a parent who kills his own children. — prolicidal, adj.

tecnology

pedology.

ultimogeniture

postremogeniture.

unigeniture

the quality or condition of being an only child.