(~ren)
Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English.
1.
A ~ is a human being who is not yet an adult.
When I was a ~ I lived in a country village...
He’s just a ~.
...a ~ of six...
It was only suitable for ~ren.
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2.
Someone’s ~ren are their sons and daughters of any age.
How are the ~ren?...
The young couple decided to have a ~.
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