It is not, but the same thing occurs in my mother tongue. I’m just salty that there is a gender neutral word, but only the gendered versions got their meanings expanded
edit: now that I think about it, the translation for boy/girl is acceptable in less places and I don’t think we use it in compound words
I think it doesn’t work because “child” is gender-neutral referring to age, rather than referring to a specific gender. What we need is a word for enby kids.
Is english your first language?
“Girls” can mean children, but is frequently used for women of any age as a diminutive. Same goes for “boys.”
However, “children” almost exclusively refers to someone underage.
It is not, but the same thing occurs in my mother tongue. I’m just salty that there is a gender neutral word, but only the gendered versions got their meanings expanded
edit: now that I think about it, the translation for boy/girl is acceptable in less places and I don’t think we use it in compound words
I think it doesn’t work because “child” is gender-neutral referring to age, rather than referring to a specific gender. What we need is a word for enby kids.