May 21, 2020 · 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 …

Feb 21, 2016 · 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, …

Oct 18, 2013 · 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 …

Nov 14, 2019 · I know that Mr. is short for Mister and Mrs. is short for Mistress. Is there any comparable way to abbreviate "Master" that is distinguishable from Mister? Or would it just be …

Nov 3, 2014 · 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?

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...

Oct 9, 2019 · An example sentence would clarify (and is required by site rules). "Child" is the relationship of a child to the parents, so I'm a bit lost.

Jul 8, 2017 · 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 …

Oct 27, 2014 · 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, …

Aug 1, 2018 · To the eyes of Mr. Jeremiah Cruncher, sitting on his stool in Fleet Street with his grisly urchin beside him, a vast number and variety of objects in movement were every day …