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.
Mon Jul 26 19:51:30 2010

Biologically, a child (plural: children) is generally 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, biological, and social 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 between birth and puberty or in the developmental stage of childhood, between infancy and adulthood.

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Sun Aug 1 04:15:26 2010

Does christian children fund try to convert the children and their families?
Q. I have been thinking of sponsering a child for a while. I am wondering if Christian Children's fund tries to covert. If so, what other sponsership programs are there that DO NOt try to convert, and are trustworthy and safe to donate through?
Asked by kiss_kiss_xox - Sun Oct 14 21:51:41 2007 - - 15 Answers - 0 Comments

A. I have been a sponsor with CCF for 20 years and they DO NOT try and convert. Those who said that they do simply do not know what they are talking about. I would not give CCF money if they were evangelizing. CCF was originally formed by Christian missionaries in 1938 and that is where the name originates. However, they are now a private nonsectarian organization. Christian Children's Fund provides help to children regardless of race, religion, or gender. They respect the cultural heritage, personal pride and dignity of the families that they assist. Another great organization that allows you to sponsors kids is Save the Children, which works both in the U.S. and internationally -
Answered by Theresa - Mon Oct 15 09:26:04 2007

How do you punish irresponsible parents without harming the children?
Q. Every working person is offended by the benefits that irresponsible people receive for having children that they neither want or can afford. But these children are innocent victims of their parents behaviors, none asked to be here. It is hypocritical to complaining about feeding a child here, when we spend billions killing children in other countries. With more and more people having children out of wedlock and no slowing in site. How do we alter this behavior without harming the children more? Since we can not sterilize people in this country, what do we do or is this just how its going to be?
Asked by Wendell S - Sun Aug 24 13:46:58 2008 - - 13 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Having children is a part of being human. Most people have them at some point. Back in the day the average person had a lot more than they do today. 10 kids used to be quite common. Now it seems the average is around 3. Are you saying that poor people shouldn't be able to have kids? I think irresponsible should be defined a little more. How do you know they don't want them? People who don't want their kids have options. Everyone should be able to experience the joys of having children. Not everyone can have good jobs and make good money. Some people abuse the system and maybe there should be more things in place to stop that. But, some people don't and genuinely need some help. There will always be rich and poor people in our country… [cont.]
Answered by HAHA - Sun Aug 24 13:51:14 2008

Television - How much you worry about the children in india ?
Q. Television is no longer merely the drug of the nation. In Australia, young children spend more time watching television than any other activity. In the united states of america they spend minimum 1 to 2 hours every day. In Britain, they spend 5 hours, watching, playing computer games or one line every day. In india, so many channels, comedy channel, serial channel, news channel, spirituality channel, children channel and this in every languages and children concentrate more on televsion than their education and also becoming lazy in their own routine works. Televisions making the children good or bad ? In Australia, they are planning to restrict television.
Asked by sharmili - Fri Oct 16 01:29:23 2009 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments

A. i am too much worried. The government should take steps. (sister gone purchase telling me to take rest. how can i ? i am busy in answers.)
Answered by Tender coconut - Fri Oct 16 02:13:04 2009

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Quotes regarding children.

See also: Childhood

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  • You can't raise a child in a vacuum. All that carpet dust will clog up the kid's lungs.
  • Look around you. Everywhere. They are there. In every home - lurking in dark corners ... small, bi-pedal entities with almost human brains play their games in which adults are the pawns. They play and wait for the time when they will take over the world!
  • 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.