-ren
Suffix
- nonstandard, humorous Used to form the plural of nouns. 2006, Timothy White, Catch a fire: the life of Bob Marley:
- As Ciddy and child had slept soundly under Omeriah's roof, a group of young "kidren" playing outside sang a "ring song" [...]
2006, Alex Wheatle, Island songs:- Unruly kidren would fling rockstone after him.
2008, Douglas Sarine, Kent Nichols, The Ninja Handbook:- This exercise will help you develop the skills to tell your ninja brethren (and sistren and thingren) apart. Simply match the name of each famous ninja with his/her/its deadly eyes.
Etymology
Back-formation from children.
Derived terms
English words suffixed with -ren