Childs

name, noun, verb

name, noun, verb ·1 syllable ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    plural of child form-of, nonstandard, plural, rare

    "You have been… searching! For… a child. No, no, no – two childs! A fine big boy… and a strange little boy. No, no, no… ahhh… a girl! A girl. A boy and a girl."

Verb
  1. 1
    third-person singular simple present indicative of child form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.
  2. 2
    A place name in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Cecil County, Maryland, named after George William Childs.
  3. 3
    A place name in the United States:; An unincorporated community and former town in Wilkin County, Minnesota, named after Job W. Childs.
  4. 4
    A place name in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Wetzel County, West Virginia.

Synonyms

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childrenchildren

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"You have been… searching! For… a child. No, no, no – two childs! A fine big boy… and a strange little boy. No, no, no… ahhh… a girl! A girl. A boy and a girl."

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