different between children vs pinata

English

Alternative forms

• childer (archaic, except in Ireland)
• childs (nonstandard, rare)
• chillen (eye dialect)

Etymology

From Middle English children, alteration of earlier childre ("children"; > English dialectal childer), from Old English ?ildru, ?ildra (“children”), nominative and accusative plural of ?ild (“child”), equivalent to child +? -ren.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?t???ld??n/
• (Southern American English, AAVE) IPA^(key): [t??l.??n]
• (General American, Canada) IPA^(key): [?t???l.d??? ???n]
• (General Australian) IPA^(key): [?t???ld??? ???n] (alternative)
• Hyphenation: child?ren

Noun

children

1. plural of child.

Anagrams

• childern

Middle English

Noun

children

1. plural of child

English

Alternative forms

• piñata

Etymology

From Mexican Spanish piñata, from piña, from Latin pinea (“pinecone”), because its paper cover (on traditional making) resembles one. Alternatively from Spanish via Italian pignatta (“clay pot”), from a Chinese custom allegedly introduced by Marco Polo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /p?n?j??t?/, /p?n?jæt?/

Noun

pinata (plural pinatas)

1. (Latin American culture) A doll or other decorated container that is filled with candy and hit with a hammer or a stick by blindfolded children during birthday parties or other celebrations until the candy falls out.

Translations

Verb

pinata (third-person singular simple present pinatas, present participle pinataing, simple past and past participle pinataed)

1. To hit something or someone with sticks after having filled them with candy.
   • 2015 (November 20) "Zombie Broheims", episode 14 of Pig Goat Banana Cricket

     Cricket: "Don't pinata me!"

Further reading

• piñata on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

References

Anagrams

• Aptian, patina, tai-pan, taipan