shild noun1 •(no longer used, rare) Alternative form of child representing German- or French-accented speech."Und Shonny Schwartz' barents vas poorer as be" — Oh, dhose shildren, dhose shildren, dhey boddher mine life ! — But shtop shust a leedle. If Katrine, mine vife, […] — 1888 formsshildren