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Can childs ever be the plural of child, in standard English? 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 Middle English plural
possessives - Is it childs or childs - English Language Usage . . . All of your child's homework is complete 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
Is there a word meaning my childs spouses parents? If I am introducing someone to my daughter's husband's parents can I say "Hi, I'd like to you meet my ___ " In-laws would not work here because they are my child's in-laws not my own Is there a word for this relationship?
vocabulary - English Language Usage Stack Exchange I'm trying to come up with terms to describe the various age ranges for children up through teenager and I'm stuck trying to describe someone who's in the age range of about 6 through 10 In other
Filling out forms that ask for “relationship with” Forgive me for being perhaps nitpicky here, but my guess is that those forms you fill for your son really mean "relationship to child" not "relationship with child" Your relationship to the child would refer to how you were related to him her, e g guardian, father, mother, uncle, etc, while your relationship with the child would indicate how well you get along This distinction is debatable
etymology - When did kid start to mean child? - English Language . . . According to Etymology Online, the use of "kid" to refer to a human child was established in informal English usage by 1812, but was used as slang (not sure what the difference is in connotation here between "informal" and "slang") as early as 1590 The term may have first been applied to human children in reference to similarities between a goat kid's cry and a newborn's Or, simply, as
Generic term for someone who looks after children I am looking for a generic term for someone who looks after children i e a term that would encompass: nanny baby-sitter au-pair etc Can someone please advise?