Childed

/ˈtʃaɪldɪd/ adjective

Definition

Having children; describing someone who has given birth or fathered children.

Etymology

From 'child' + '-ed' (a suffix forming adjectives). This is an archaic or dialect construction meaning 'blessed with children' or 'having offspring,' similar to how 'haired' or 'handed' work.

Kelly Says

In earlier English, '-ed' could be added to create adjectives meaning 'having' or 'provided with'—so 'childed' meant richly blessed with offspring, but it's rare now because we simply say 'has children' instead of treating parenthood as a single descriptive quality.

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