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  • 11CHILDREN — The central purpose of marriage in Jewish tradition is procreation. The commandment in Genesis 1:28 is fulfilled according to Bet Hillel with one child of each sex and according to Bet Shammai with two boys (Yev. 6:6; Yev. 61a–64a). The aim of a… …

    Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • 12Children — John George Children (1826) John George Children (* 18. Mai 1777 in Tunbridge, Kent; † 1. Januar 1852 in Halstead, Kent) war ein britischer Chemiker, Mineraloge und Zoologe. Die Botanikerin Anna Atkins war seine Tochter …

    Deutsch Wikipedia

  • 13children — child; Children Progeny; offspring of parentage. Unborn or recently born human being. Wilson v. Weaver, 358 F.Supp. 1147, 1154. At common law one who had not attained the age of fourteen years, though the meaning now varies in different statutes; …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 14children — child; Children Progeny; offspring of parentage. Unborn or recently born human being. Wilson v. Weaver, 358 F.Supp. 1147, 1154. At common law one who had not attained the age of fourteen years, though the meaning now varies in different statutes; …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 15Children —    A long tradition in Spanish cinema of films centers around children. Although there are young stars elsewhere and in some cases Spanish equivalents are reflections of other traditions (the Shirley Temple and Mickey Rooney phenomena or the… …

    Guide to cinema

  • 16Children —    A long tradition in Spanish cinema of films centers around children. Although there are young stars elsewhere and in some cases Spanish equivalents are reflections of other traditions (the Shirley Temple and Mickey Rooney phenomena or the… …

    Historical dictionary of Spanish cinema

  • 17Children — This most interesting and rare surname is of Anglo Saxon origin, and was probably a nickname given to someone who came from an orphanage, or may indeed have been an occupational name for a person who worked in an orphanage. The derivation is from …

    Surnames reference

  • 18children — Persons of tender years; the sons or daughters of one, whether adults or infants; a word which is not a technical legal term having a fixed and definite meaning, but one which is flexible and subject to construction to give effect to the… …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 19children —    Soon after a child was born, he or she received a name. In those homes that could afford it, the infant was nursed for twoormoreyearsbyawetnurse.Inthe case of a poor family in which the mother could not produce milk, the baby usually died. At… …

    Ancient Mesopotamia dictioary

  • 20children — /chil dreuhn/, n. pl. of child. * * * (as used in expressions) Children s Crusade children s literature United Nations International Children s Emergency Fund United Nations Children s Fund * * * …

    Universalium