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thinks of the children

thinks of the children is the third-person singular simple present indicative of think of the children.

Meaning of think of the children

Verb

think of the children (third-person singular simple present thinks of the children, present participle thinking of the children, simple past and past participle thought of the children)

  1. (imperative, usually) An appeal to suspend rational consideration of an issue owing to its presumptive negative effects on the young and impressionable; usually in ironic or mocking parody of another's argumentum ad passiones or moral panic.
    • For quotations using this term, see Citations:think of the children.
  2. (imperative, usually) A sincere plea to consider the young.
    • Mrs Banks: Katie Nanna, I beseech you. Please reconsider. Think of the children. Think of Mr Banks. He was just beginning to get used to you.1964, Bill Walsh et al., Mary Poppins, Walt Disney Pictures

Questions about thinks of the children

What is thinks of the children the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Thinks of the children is the third-person singular simple present indicative of think of the children.

Words near thinks of the children in the dictionary

  1. thinks much of
  2. thinks no end of oneself
  3. thinks nothing of
  4. thinks of
  5. thinks of England
  6. thinks of the children
  7. thinks on
  8. thinks on one's feet
  9. thinks one hung the moon
  10. thinks one is God's own cousin
  11. thinks one is it

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