Practical Utility of the Rubrics

Absent-mindedness, Children, in: Bac
Absentmind means:
1 so dreamy or lost in thought as not to pay attention to what one is doing or what is going on around one
2 habitually forgetful
Absent-mindedness compared with Synonyms:
Absent-minded suggests an aimless wandering of the mind away from the immediate situation, often implying a habitual tendency of this kind [the absent-minded professor];
Abstracted suggests a withdrawal of the mind from the immediate present and a serious concern with some other subject;
Preoccupied implies that the attention cannot be readily turned to something new because of its concern with a present matter;
Distrait suggests inability to concentrate, often emphasizing such a condition as a mood;
Distraught implies a similar inability to concentrate, specifically because of worry, grief, etc.;
Inattentive implies a failure to pay attention, emphasizing such behavior as a lack of discipline.

Children means:
1 an infant; baby
2 an unborn offspring; fetus
3 a boy or girl in the period before puberty
4 a son or daughter; offspring
5 a) a descendant b) a member of a tribe, clan, etc. (often used in pl.) !children of Israel"
6 a person like a child in interests, judgment, etc., or one regarded as immature and childish
7 a person identified with a specified place, time, etc. !a child of the Renaissance"
8 a thing that springs from a specified source; product !a child of one's imagination"
9 [Archaic] CHILDE
10 [Brit. Dial.] a female infant