Why is the plural of child children and not child's?

Answer 1

The singular form is child; the singular possessive form is child's.

The plural form is children; the plural possessive form is children's.

Answer 2

The plural form "children" is derived from Old English, where "child" had its own unique plural form. Over time, the word "children" became the accepted plural form through language evolution and historical usage, so it is now the standard plural form for "child."

Answer 3

Children's is a word that denotes something that belongs to more than one child. There is no such word as childrens' because children is already plural and does not need an 'S' at the end.

Answer 4

because they are not asking the future tense

Answer 5

Nothing.