"childer" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈt͡ʃɪldə(ɹ)/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-childer.wav [Southern-England]
Etymology: From Middle English childer, childre, from Old English ċildra, ċildru. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|childer}} Middle English childer, {{m|enm|childre}} childre, {{inh|en|ang|ċildra}} Old English ċildra, {{m|ang|ċildru}} ċildru Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} childer
  1. (Ireland, obsolete elsewhere) plural of child Tags: Ireland, form-of, plural Form of: child
    Sense id: en-childer-en-noun-EGBvLPEj Categories (other): English miscellaneous irregular plurals, Irish English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 49 51

Noun

IPA: /ˈt͡ʃɪldə(ɹ)/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-childer.wav [Southern-England] Forms: childers [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English childer, childre, from Old English ċildra, ċildru. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|childer}} Middle English childer, {{m|enm|childre}} childre, {{inh|en|ang|ċildra}} Old English ċildra, {{m|ang|ċildru}} ċildru Head templates: {{en-noun}} childer (plural childers)
  1. (Ireland, Northern England) A child. Tags: Ireland, Northern-England Related terms: Childermas
    Sense id: en-childer-en-noun-zjLRfN2B Categories (other): Irish English, Northern England English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 49 51

Inflected forms

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