childen
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Middle English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From child + -en (infinitival suffix).
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
childen
- (transitive, intransitive) To give birth to a child; to beget or procreate.
- (transitive) To create; to become the progenitor of.
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of childen (weak in -ed)
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants[edit]
- English: child (verb) (archaic)
References[edit]
- “chīlden, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-07-05.