diff --git a/doc/api/child_process.markdown b/doc/api/child_process.markdown
index d053d29f093..4748b874dff 100644
--- a/doc/api/child_process.markdown
+++ b/doc/api/child_process.markdown
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ and the `.connected` property is false.
 * `message` {Object} a parsed JSON object or primitive value
 * `sendHandle` {Handle object} a Socket or Server object
 
-Messages send by `.send(message, [sendHandle])` are obtained using the
+Messages sent by `.send(message, [sendHandle])` are obtained using the
 `message` event.
 
 ### child.stdin