Can "childs" ever be the plural of "child", in standard English?
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WEBFeb 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, identical with the singular, then c.975 a plural form cildru (genitive cildra) arose, probably for clarity's sake, only to be re-pluraled late 12c. as children, which ...
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