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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
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?
As the mother of a child or As a mother of a child Either can be used correctly 1 As the mother of a child: implies a specific relationship to the object She is "the" mother of "that" child (or whichever child is being referenced or talked about in the context of the conversation) 2 As a mother of a child: implies that she is a mother of a child, with no specific relationship to the object She is "a" mother of "some" child Tom22 was
Plural of first child - English Language Usage Stack Exchange If multiple people each have a first child, are those children collectively referred to as first children or first childs? The former seems more consistent with the usual plural of child, but the l
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?