one's own child; one's own children
Refers to one's own child or children, often with emotional warmth or parental perspective.
It's a joy to watch one's own child grow.
She cares for her students as if they were her own children.
Standard kanji-kana mixed spelling.
Kana spelling of the first part; common in everyday writing.
Compound of 我が (archaic possessive 'my') and 子 (child). The phrase is a fixed expression meaning 'one's own child'.