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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: why no word for adult children #129330 06/16/2004 2:48 PM Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 1,624 Utter Placebo, Planet Reebok Capfka Pooh-Bah Capfka Pooh-Bah Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 1,624 Utter Placebo, Planet Reebok Welcome, Richard. Another Kiwi, huh? We'll have to watch our step, now! And no, I have no idea why there is no word for adult children in English. Probably simply that the need for it has never been great enough for someone to coin one that stuck, I suppose. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted why no word for adult children richardsadleir 06/16/2004 3:20 AM Re: why no word for adult children sjmaxq 06/16/2004 3:44 AM Re: why no word for adult children wsieber 06/16/2004 5:13 AM Re: why no word for adult children Bingley 06/16/2004 6:01 AM Re: why no word for adult children Capfka 06/16/2004 2:48 PM Will someone please think of the children!?! musick 06/16/2004 3:01 PM Re: Will someone please think of the children!?! Zed 06/16/2004 6:41 PM Re: Will someone please think of the children!?! tsuwm 06/16/2004 7:08 PM Coz's back Father Steve 06/16/2004 7:25 PM Re: Coz's back belMarduk 06/16/2004 9:12 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,915 Posts230,292 Members9,208 Most Online4,606 Sep 17th, 2025 Newest Members JerryC, blvd, Tony Hood, Wood Delivery, Forix Richard 9,208 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 21 A C Bowden 9 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,143 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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