diff --git a/components/ideintf/menuintf.pas b/components/ideintf/menuintf.pas
index 4d74952d99..50497f90c9 100644
--- a/components/ideintf/menuintf.pas
+++ b/components/ideintf/menuintf.pas
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ type
   private
     FBottomSeparator: TMenuItem;
     FChildMenuItemsCreated: boolean;
-    FChildsAsSubMenu: boolean;
+    FChildrenAsSubMenu: boolean;
     FInvalidChildEndIndex: Integer;
     FInvalidChildStartIndex: Integer;
     FItems: TFPList;
@@ -138,11 +138,11 @@ type
   protected
     procedure MenuItemClick(Sender: TObject); override;
     procedure SetMenuItem(const AValue: TMenuItem); override;
-    procedure SetChildsAsSubMenu(const AValue: boolean); virtual;
+    procedure SetChildrenAsSubMenu(const AValue: boolean); virtual;
     procedure SetSubMenuImages(const AValue: TCustomImageList); virtual;
     procedure ClearMenuItems; override;
     procedure ItemVisibleActiveChanged(AnItem: TIDEMenuItem);
-    procedure UpdateChildsIndex(StartIndex: Integer);
+    procedure UpdateAllChildrenIndex(StartIndex: Integer);
     procedure UpdateMenuStructure;
     procedure UpdateSize(Diff: integer);
     procedure Invalidate(FromIndex, ToIndex: integer);
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ type
     procedure BeginUpdate;
     procedure EndUpdate;
     procedure NotifySubSectionOnShow(Sender: TObject;
-                                     WithChilds: Boolean = true); virtual;
+                                     WithChildren: Boolean = true); virtual;
     procedure RemoveAllHandlersOfObject(AnObject: TObject);
     procedure AddHandlerOnShow(const OnShowEvent: TNotifyEvent;
                                AsLast: boolean = false);
@@ -176,8 +176,10 @@ type
                                MenuItemDebugReport: boolean); override;
     procedure ConsistencyCheck; override;
   public
-    property ChildsAsSubMenu: boolean read FChildsAsSubMenu
-                                          write SetChildsAsSubMenu default true;
+    property ChildsAsSubMenu: boolean read FChildrenAsSubMenu
+                                          write SetChildrenAsSubMenu default true; deprecated;// use ChildrenAsSubMenu instead
+    property ChildrenAsSubMenu: boolean read FChildrenAsSubMenu
+                                          write SetChildrenAsSubMenu default true;
     property SubMenuImages: TCustomImageList read FSubMenuImages
                                              write SetSubMenuImages;
     property Items[Index: Integer]: TIDEMenuItem read GetItems; default;
@@ -185,7 +187,7 @@ type
     property BottomSeparator: TMenuItem read FBottomSeparator;
     property NeedTopSeparator: boolean read FNeedTopSeparator;
     property NeedBottomSeparator: boolean read FNeedBottomSeparator;
-    property VisibleCount: integer read FVisibleCount; // without grandchilds
+    property VisibleCount: integer read FVisibleCount; // without grandchildren
     property States: TIDEMenuSectionStates read FStates;
   end;
   TIDEMenuSectionClass = class of TIDEMenuSection;
@@ -462,7 +464,7 @@ function RegisterIDEMenuSection(Parent: TIDEMenuSection; const Name: string
   ): TIDEMenuSection;
 begin
   Result:=TIDEMenuSection.Create(Name);
-  Result.ChildsAsSubMenu:=false;
+  Result.ChildrenAsSubMenu:=false;
   Parent.AddLast(Result);
 end;
 
@@ -481,7 +483,7 @@ function RegisterIDESubMenu(Parent: TIDEMenuSection; const Name,
   const ResourceName: String): TIDEMenuSection;
 begin
   Result := TIDEMenuSection.Create(Name);
-  Result.ChildsAsSubMenu := True;
+  Result.ChildrenAsSubMenu := True;
   Result.Caption := Caption;
   Result.OnClick := OnClickMethod;
   Result.OnClickProc := OnClickProc;
@@ -815,7 +817,7 @@ begin
     Result:=TIDEMenuSection(Self)
   else
     Result:=Section;
-  while (Result<>nil) and (not Result.ChildsAsSubMenu) do
+  while (Result<>nil) and (not Result.ChildrenAsSubMenu) do
     Result:=Result.Section;
 end;
 
@@ -923,7 +925,7 @@ begin
   Invalidate(0,Count-1);
 end;
 
-procedure TIDEMenuSection.UpdateChildsIndex(StartIndex: Integer);
+procedure TIDEMenuSection.UpdateAllChildrenIndex(StartIndex: Integer);
 var
   i: LongInt;
 begin
@@ -941,7 +943,7 @@ var
 
   procedure UpdateNeedTopSeparator;
   // a separator at top is needed, if
-  // - this section is embedded (not ChildsAsSubMenu)
+  // - this section is embedded (not ChildrenAsSubMenu)
   // - and this section is visible
   // - and this section has visible children
   // - and there is a visible menu item in front
@@ -950,7 +952,7 @@ var
     NewNeedTopSeparator: Boolean;
   begin
     NewNeedTopSeparator:=false;
-    if (not ChildsAsSubMenu) and (Section<>nil) and VisibleActive then begin
+    if (not ChildrenAsSubMenu) and (Section<>nil) and VisibleActive then begin
       // check for any visible item in front
       i:=SectionIndex-1;
       while i>=0 do begin
@@ -1007,7 +1009,7 @@ var
 
   procedure UpdateNeedBottomSeparator;
   // a separator at bottom is needed, if
-  // - this section is imbedded (not ChildsAsSubMenu)
+  // - this section is imbedded (not ChildrenAsSubMenu)
   // - and this section is visible
   // - and this section has visible children
   // - and there is a visible menu item behind and it has no top separator
@@ -1017,8 +1019,8 @@ var
     NewNeedBottomSeparator: Boolean;
   begin
     NewNeedBottomSeparator:=false;
-    //debugln('TIDEMenuSection.UpdateNeedBottomSeparator Name="',Name,'" ChildsAsSubMenu=',dbgs(ChildsAsSubMenu),' Section=',dbgs(Section<>nil),' VisibleActive=',dbgs(VisibleActive));
-    if (not ChildsAsSubMenu) and (Section<>nil) and VisibleActive then begin
+    //debugln('TIDEMenuSection.UpdateNeedBottomSeparator Name="',Name,'" ChildrenAsSubMenu=',dbgs(ChildrenAsSubMenu),' Section=',dbgs(Section<>nil),' VisibleActive=',dbgs(VisibleActive));
+    if (not ChildrenAsSubMenu) and (Section<>nil) and VisibleActive then begin
       // check for any visible item in front
       i:=SectionIndex+1;
       while i<Section.Count do begin
@@ -1027,7 +1029,7 @@ var
           // there is a visible menu item behind
           //debugln('TIDEMenuSection.UpdateNeedBottomSeparator Name="',Name,'" ItemBehind="',ItemBehind.Name,'"');
           if (ItemBehind is TIDEMenuSection)
-          and (not TIDEMenuSection(ItemBehind).ChildsAsSubMenu)
+          and (not TIDEMenuSection(ItemBehind).ChildrenAsSubMenu)
           then begin
             // the visible menu item behind will create its own separator
           end else begin
@@ -1087,7 +1089,7 @@ begin
   end;
   if FInvalidChildStartIndex<0 then FInvalidChildStartIndex:=0;
 
-  if (Section<>nil) and (not Section.ChildsAsSubMenu)
+  if (Section<>nil) and (not Section.ChildrenAsSubMenu)
   and (Section.FInvalidChildStartIndex<=SectionIndex) then begin
     // the sections in front need update too
     // => start the update in front
@@ -1098,7 +1100,7 @@ begin
   end else if FInvalidChildStartIndex<Count then begin
     // the sections in front are uptodate
     ContainerMenuItem:=GetContainerMenuItem;
-    if ChildsAsSubMenu then
+    if ChildrenAsSubMenu then
       ContainerMenuIndex:=0
     else
       ContainerMenuIndex:=GetContainerIndex(false);
@@ -1129,7 +1131,7 @@ begin
         CurSection:=nil;
       if Visible then begin
         // insert menu item
-        if ((CurSection=nil) or CurSection.ChildsAsSubMenu)
+        if ((CurSection=nil) or CurSection.ChildrenAsSubMenu)
         and (ContainerMenuItem<>nil) then begin
           Item.CreateMenuItem;
           if Item.MenuItem.Parent=nil then begin
@@ -1172,7 +1174,7 @@ begin
   ASection:=Self;
   while (ASection<>nil) do begin
     inc(ASection.FSize,Diff);
-    if ASection.ChildsAsSubMenu then break;
+    if ASection.ChildrenAsSubMenu then break;
     ASection:=ASection.Section;
   end;
 end;
@@ -1213,14 +1215,14 @@ begin
 end;
 
 procedure TIDEMenuSection.NotifySubSectionOnShow(Sender: TObject;
-  WithChilds: Boolean);
+  WithChildren: Boolean);
 var
   i: Integer;
   Child: TIDEMenuItem;
 begin
-  //DebugLn(['TIDEMenuSection.NotifySubSectionOnShow ',Name,' ChildsAsSubMenu=',ChildsAsSubMenu,' Count=',Count]);
+  //DebugLn(['TIDEMenuSection.NotifySubSectionOnShow ',Name,' ChildrenAsSubMenu=',ChildrenAsSubMenu,' Count=',Count]);
   FSectionHandlers[imshtOnShow].CallNotifyEvents(Sender);
-  if WithChilds or (not ChildsAsSubMenu) then begin
+  if WithChildren or (not ChildrenAsSubMenu) then begin
     i:=0;
     while i<Count do begin
       Child:=Items[i];
@@ -1279,7 +1281,7 @@ constructor TIDEMenuSection.Create(const TheName: string);
 begin
   inherited Create(TheName);
   FSize := 0;
-  FChildsAsSubMenu := True;
+  FChildrenAsSubMenu := True;
   FNeedTopSeparator := False;
   FNeedBottomSeparator := False;
   FItems := TFPList.Create;
@@ -1341,7 +1343,7 @@ procedure TIDEMenuSection.Insert(Index: Integer; AnItem: TIDEMenuItem);
 begin
   AnItem.Name:=CreateUniqueName(AnItem.Name);
   FItems.Insert(Index,AnItem);
-  UpdateChildsIndex(Index);
+  UpdateAllChildrenIndex(Index);
   UpdateSize(AnItem.Size);
   AnItem.FSection:=Self;
   if AnItem.VisibleActive then
@@ -1359,7 +1361,7 @@ begin
   if not (imssClearing in FStates) then begin
     OldVisibleActive:=AnItem.VisibleActive;
     FItems.Delete(AnItem.SectionIndex);
-    UpdateChildsIndex(AnItem.SectionIndex);
+    UpdateAllChildrenIndex(AnItem.SectionIndex);
   end;
   UpdateSize(-AnItem.Size);
   AnItem.FSection:=nil;
@@ -1373,7 +1375,7 @@ end;
 
 procedure TIDEMenuSection.CreateMenuItem;
 begin
-  if ChildsAsSubMenu then
+  if ChildrenAsSubMenu then
     inherited CreateMenuItem;
 end;
 
@@ -1385,7 +1387,7 @@ begin
   if (Section=nil) then exit;
 
   // get the start of the parent Section
-  if not Section.ChildsAsSubMenu then
+  if not Section.ChildrenAsSubMenu then
     inc(Result,Section.GetContainerIndex(true));
   // add all siblings in front
   SiblingIndex:=0;
@@ -1403,7 +1405,7 @@ function TIDEMenuSection.GetChildContainerIndex(Index: integer): Integer;
 var
   i: Integer;
 begin
-  if ChildsAsSubMenu then
+  if ChildrenAsSubMenu then
     Result:=0
   else
     Result:=GetContainerIndex(true);
@@ -1450,7 +1452,7 @@ end;
 
 function TIDEMenuSection.Size: integer;
 begin
-  if ChildsAsSubMenu then
+  if ChildrenAsSubMenu then
     Result:=1
   else
     Result:=inherited Size;
@@ -1497,7 +1499,7 @@ var
 begin
   debugln([Prefix,'SectionIndex=',SectionIndex,' Name="',DbgStr(Name),'"',
     ' VisibleActive=',VisibleActive,
-    ' ChildsAsSubMenu=',ChildsAsSubMenu,
+    ' ChildrenAsSubMenu=',ChildrenAsSubMenu,
     ' ContainerIndex=',GetContainerIndex(false),
     ' NeedSep:Top=',NeedTopSeparator,',Bottom=',NeedBottomSeparator,
     ' Size=',dbgs(Size)]);
@@ -1584,15 +1586,15 @@ begin
   UpdateMenuStructure;
 end;
 
-procedure TIDEMenuSection.SetChildsAsSubMenu(const AValue: boolean);
+procedure TIDEMenuSection.SetChildrenAsSubMenu(const AValue: boolean);
 begin
-  if FChildsAsSubMenu=AValue then exit;
-  FChildsAsSubMenu:=AValue;
+  if FChildrenAsSubMenu=AValue then exit;
+  FChildrenAsSubMenu:=AValue;
   ClearMenuItems;
   if Section<>nil then begin
     Section.Invalidate(SectionIndex,SectionIndex);
     {$IFDEF VerboseMenuIntf}
-    debugln('TIDEMenuSection.SetChildsAsSubMenu Name="',Name,'"');
+    debugln('TIDEMenuSection.SetChildrenAsSubMenu Name="',Name,'"');
     {$ENDIF}
     if AValue then
       Section.UpdateSize(1)
diff --git a/designer/designer.pp b/designer/designer.pp
index f1583050f0..be8a6d8a57 100644
--- a/designer/designer.pp
+++ b/designer/designer.pp
@@ -596,7 +596,7 @@ begin
                                                  'Change class',lisDlgChangeClass);
     DesignerMenuChangeParent:=RegisterIDEMenuSection(DesignerMenuSectionMisc,
                                                  'Change parent');
-    DesignerMenuChangeParent.ChildsAsSubMenu:=true;
+    DesignerMenuChangeParent.ChildrenAsSubMenu:=true;
     DesignerMenuChangeParent.Caption:=lisChangeParent;
     DesignerMenuViewLFM:=RegisterIDEMenuCommand(DesignerMenuSectionMisc,
                                                 'View LFM',lisViewSourceLfm);
diff --git a/ide/etmessageframe.pas b/ide/etmessageframe.pas
index 7c14b92c70..d9b0d90935 100644
--- a/ide/etmessageframe.pas
+++ b/ide/etmessageframe.pas
@@ -463,7 +463,7 @@ begin
   MsgQuickFixMenuSection := RegisterIDEMenuSection(Root, 'Quick Fix');
   MsgAboutSection:=RegisterIDEMenuSection(Root,'About');
     Parent:=MsgAboutSection;
-    Parent.ChildsAsSubMenu:=true;
+    Parent.ChildrenAsSubMenu:=true;
     Parent.Caption:=lisAbout;
     MsgAboutToolMenuItem:=RegisterIDEMenuCommand(Parent, 'About', lisAbout);
     MsgOpenToolOptionsMenuItem:=RegisterIDEMenuCommand(Parent, 'Open Tool '
@@ -471,18 +471,18 @@ begin
   MsgFilterMsgOfTypeMenuItem:=RegisterIDEMenuCommand(Root,'FilterMsgOfType',lisFilterAllMessagesOfCertainType);
   MsgRemoveCompOptHideMenuSection:=RegisterIDEMenuSection(Root,'RemoveCompOptHideMsg');
     Parent:=MsgRemoveCompOptHideMenuSection;
-    Parent.ChildsAsSubMenu:=true;
+    Parent.ChildrenAsSubMenu:=true;
     Parent.Caption:=lisRemoveCompilerOptionHideMessage;
   MsgRemoveMsgTypeFilterMenuSection:=RegisterIDEMenuSection(Root,'RemoveMsgTypeFilters');
     Parent:=MsgRemoveMsgTypeFilterMenuSection;
-    Parent.ChildsAsSubMenu:=true;
+    Parent.ChildrenAsSubMenu:=true;
     Parent.Caption:=lisRemoveMessageTypeFilter;
     MsgRemoveFilterMsgOneTypeMenuSection:=RegisterIDEMenuSection(Parent,'RemoveOneMsgTypeFilterSection');
     MsgRemoveFilterAllMsgTypesMenuItem:=RegisterIDEMenuCommand(Parent, 'Remove'
       +' all message type filters', lisRemoveAllMessageTypeFilters);
   MsgFilterBelowMenuSection:=RegisterIDEMenuSection(Root,'Filter Below Section');
     Parent:=MsgFilterBelowMenuSection;
-    Parent.ChildsAsSubMenu:=true;
+    Parent.ChildrenAsSubMenu:=true;
     Parent.Caption:=lisFilterNonUrgentMessages;
     MsgFilterWarningsMenuItem:=RegisterIDEMenuCommand(Parent,
       'Filter Warnings', lisFilterWarningsAndBelow);
@@ -512,14 +512,14 @@ begin
     +' without Source Position', lisFilterHintsWithoutSourcePosition);
   MsgFiltersMenuSection:=RegisterIDEMenuSection(Root,'Switch Filter Section');
     Parent:=MsgFiltersMenuSection;
-    Parent.ChildsAsSubMenu:=true;
+    Parent.ChildrenAsSubMenu:=true;
     Parent.Caption:=lisSwitchFilterSettings;
     MsgSelectFilterMenuSection:=RegisterIDEMenuSection(Parent,'Filters');
     MsgAddFilterMenuItem:=RegisterIDEMenuCommand(Parent, 'Add Filter',
       lisAddFilter);
   MsgCopyMenuSection:=RegisterIDEMenuSection(Root,'Copy');
     Parent:=MsgCopyMenuSection;
-    Parent.ChildsAsSubMenu:=true;
+    Parent.ChildrenAsSubMenu:=true;
     Parent.Caption:=lisCopy;
     MsgCopyFilenameMenuItem:=RegisterIDEMenuCommand(Parent, 'Filename',
       lisCopyFileNameToClipboard);
@@ -529,7 +529,7 @@ begin
       lisCopyAllOriginalMessagesToClipboard);
   MsgSaveToFileMenuSection:=RegisterIDEMenuSection(Root,'Save');
     Parent:=MsgSaveToFileMenuSection;
-    Parent.ChildsAsSubMenu:=true;
+    Parent.ChildrenAsSubMenu:=true;
     Parent.Caption:=lisSave;
     MsgSaveShownToFileMenuItem:=RegisterIDEMenuCommand(Parent, 'Save Shown '
       +'Messages to File', lisSaveShownMessagesToFile);
@@ -540,13 +540,13 @@ begin
   MsgClearMenuItem := RegisterIDEMenuCommand(Root, 'Clear', lisClear);
   MsgOptionsMenuSection:=RegisterIDEMenuSection(Root,'Option Section');
     Parent:=MsgOptionsMenuSection;
-    Parent.ChildsAsSubMenu:=true;
+    Parent.ChildrenAsSubMenu:=true;
     Parent.Caption:=lisOptions;
     MsgWndStayOnTopMenuItem:=RegisterIDEMenuCommand(Parent,
       'Window stay on top', lisWindowStaysOnTop);
     MsgFilenameStyleMenuSection:=RegisterIDEMenuSection(Parent,'Filename Styles');
       Parent:=MsgFilenameStyleMenuSection;
-      Parent.ChildsAsSubMenu:=true;
+      Parent.ChildrenAsSubMenu:=true;
       Parent.Caption:=lisFilenameStyle;
       MsgFileStyleShortMenuItem:=RegisterIDEMenuCommand(Parent, 'Short',
         lisShortNoPath);
@@ -2820,7 +2820,7 @@ begin
       //assign default caption if item is not visible (needed for EditorToolBar)
       MsgOpenToolOptionsMenuItem.Caption:=lisOpenToolOptions;
     MsgOpenToolOptionsMenuItem.OnClick:=@OpenToolsOptionsMenuItemClick;
-    MsgAboutSection.ChildsAsSubMenu:=VisibleCnt>1;
+    MsgAboutSection.ChildrenAsSubMenu:=VisibleCnt>1;
 
     // Filtering
     if CanFilterMsgType then begin
diff --git a/ide/mainbase.pas b/ide/mainbase.pas
index f6c6d5863c..4922995061 100644
--- a/ide/mainbase.pas
+++ b/ide/mainbase.pas
@@ -909,7 +909,7 @@ procedure TMainIDEBase.CreateMenuSeparatorSection(
   const AName: String);
 begin
   Section:=RegisterIDEMenuSection(ParentSection,AName);
-  Section.ChildsAsSubMenu := false;
+  Section.ChildrenAsSubMenu := false;
 end;
 
 procedure TMainIDEBase.CreateMenuSubSection(ParentSection: TIDEMenuSection;
@@ -1402,7 +1402,7 @@ begin
     // Populated later with a list of editor names
     CreateMenuSeparatorSection(mnuWindow,itmWindowLists,'itmWindowLists');
     CreateMenuSeparatorSection(mnuWindow,itmCenterWindowLists,'itmCenterWindowLists');
-    itmCenterWindowLists.ChildsAsSubMenu:=true;
+    itmCenterWindowLists.ChildrenAsSubMenu:=true;
     itmCenterWindowLists.Caption:=lisCenterALostWindow;
     CreateMenuSeparatorSection(mnuWindow,itmTabLists,'itmTabLists');
     CreateMenuSubSection(itmTabLists,itmTabListProject,'itmTabListProject', dlgEnvProject);
diff --git a/ide/sourceeditor.pp b/ide/sourceeditor.pp
index 8095b8933a..71776b91f4 100644
--- a/ide/sourceeditor.pp
+++ b/ide/sourceeditor.pp
@@ -6884,7 +6884,7 @@ var
   CurCaption: String;
   IDEMenuItem: TIDEMenuItem;
 begin
-  SrcEditSubMenuHighlighter.ChildsAsSubMenu:=true;
+  SrcEditSubMenuHighlighter.ChildrenAsSubMenu:=true;
   i:=0;
   for h:=Low(TLazSyntaxHighlighter) to High(TLazSyntaxHighlighter) do begin
     CurName:='Highlighter'+IntToStr(i);
@@ -6917,7 +6917,7 @@ const
     'CRLF (Win, DOS)'
   );
 begin
-  SrcEditSubMenuLineEnding.ChildsAsSubMenu:=true;
+  SrcEditSubMenuLineEnding.ChildrenAsSubMenu:=true;
   if (SrcEdit<>nil) and (SrcEdit.CodeBuffer<>nil) then
     FileEndings:=SrcEdit.CodeBuffer.DiskLineEnding
   else
@@ -6976,7 +6976,7 @@ var
   IDEMenuItem: TIDEMenuItem;
   SysEncoding: String;
 begin
-  SrcEditSubMenuEncoding.ChildsAsSubMenu:=true;
+  SrcEditSubMenuEncoding.ChildrenAsSubMenu:=true;
   Encoding:='';
   if SrcEdit<>nil then begin
     if SrcEdit.CodeBuffer<>nil then