孩子("Hai Zi"): children, this noun can be used for singular or plural.
Some people may prefer to add the word "small" in front of the words to denote small children, such as 小孩子(XiaoHaiZi)。
Over lunch, a friend told me how much he enjoys being a father of a newborn and how the child has completely changed his life. However, he would really like to adopt a kid if his wife agrees to it. His reason is to help out the kids out there who are in need of parents, a home, a family to belong to. I, too, have thought about adoption, only if I am at 35 and single. I am happily in love now and I hope someday I could do both-- give birth to my baby and adopt one to change the kid's and our lives for the better. Perhaps I haven't thought through the tough process of adoption just yet but when I do, I am sure I will have plenty of supports from all the parents I have helped so far.
