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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
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
What’s the correct plural possessive of “kids”? As an aside, in Library-land and university library and education programs, this field is generally referred to as children's literature (plural, possessive, with apostrophe) In both those cultures, this is often informally shortened to kiddie lit (singular, not possessive) Note: Some of my library friends would prefer the term kid be reserved for small goats
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?
kinship terms - English Language Usage Stack Exchange There are words for relationships obtained by marriage or partnership of family members: xxx-in-law But, surprisingly, there is no word (that I know of) for the parents of your child's partner Or
Why our children called as **ward** in the school? [closed] Not all childen are in the care of both parents: some, after remarriage, live with step-parents, and others, being orphaned, live with guardians, whether relatives or state-ordained In the latter case ward is precisely the right term The school authorities, who have to send out one communication to all 'parents', may think it insensitive to use your child universally and are probably unable