children
The definition of children means more than one child.
(noun)An example of children is the group of two year olds playing at the park.
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noun
Origin: see child
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Children
See also father; mother; parents.
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.
abnormal or excessive activity or constant excitability, especially in children. —hyperactive, adj.
an abnormal dislike of children. —misopedist, misopaedist, n.
the science or art of teaching or education. Also called pedagogy. —pedagogue, paedagogue, pedagog, n.
a sexual act between two males, especially when one is a minor. —pederast, paederast, n.
the branch of medicine that studies the diseases of children and their treatment. —pediatrician, paediatrician, n.
a branch of dentistry specializing in children’s dental care. —pedodontist, n.
the branch of medical science that studies the physical and psychological events of childhood. —pedologist, n. —pedological, adj.
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.
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.
postremogeniture.
unigeniture
the quality or condition of being an only child.
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