"-ren" meaning in English

See -ren in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

Etymology: Back-formation from children and brethren. Etymology templates: {{back-form|en|children}} Back-formation from children, {{m|en|brethren}} brethren Head templates: {{head|en|suffix|cat2=|cat3=|head=|id=}} -ren, {{en-suffix}} -ren
  1. (chiefly nonstandard, humorous) Used to form the plural of nouns Tags: humorous, morpheme, nonstandard
    Sense id: en--ren-en-suffix-jwyE2pe8 Categories (other): English back-formations

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