2016年2月21日 · No, "childs" was never a plural of child. See Etymononline's entry for child: . The difficulty with the plural began in Old English, where the nominative plural was at first cild, identical with the singular, then c.975 a plural form cildru (genitive cildra) arose, probably for clarity's sake, only to be re-pluraled late 12c. as children, which is thus a double plural.

2020年5月21日 · I don't know whether this is childs or not, I am referring to a single child in this sentence by the way. Not multiple. Or am I making this sentence wrong anyway and there is a better way, because it sounds wierd.

2013年10月18日 · This webpage discusses the word for "my child's spouse's parents."

2012年10月4日 · When I fill any form for my son this question “relationship with child” confuses me. Should the answer be “son” or “father”? To me, the ideal answer is always “a father–son relationship”. A little

2016年5月26日 · There's a specific term for the relationship between people whose children marry each other: co-parents-in-law.

2013年9月6日 · Obituaries often include lists with this grammatical structure: John Doe is survived by his children, Steve Doe and his wife, June; Will Doe and his wife, Janet; Susan Richards and her husband,

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When I read period authors, i.e., Dickens, or Verne, or Hugo, etc., I always see things like: My dear child/Child, come here/He is but a child! But I don't see kid. In fact, I didn't see kid ev...

2012年12月21日 · Is it normal to refer to adult-age sons and daughters of someone as children? A native speaker of Arabic learning English has said that in Arabic, the word for sons and daughters is "أولاد" (awlaa...

For example: I have a sister named Charlotte. Charlotte is married to Martin. Martin has a brother named William. Martin is my brother-in-law, but what is William to me?