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The singular form is child; the singular possessive form is child's.

The plural form is children; the plural possessive form is children's.

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8mo ago

The plural form "children" is derived from Old English, where "child" had its own unique plural form. Over time, the word "children" became the accepted plural form through language evolution and historical usage, so it is now the standard plural form for "child."

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14y ago

Children's is a word that denotes something that belongs to more than one child. There is no such word as childrens' because children is already plural and does not need an 'S' at the end.

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10y ago

because they are not asking the future tense

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10y ago

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