Frenchman with some children, note (4)
I believe the answer is:
rene
'frenchman' is the definition.
(common French name)
'children note' is the wordplay.
'children' becomes 'ren' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'note' becomes 'e' (musical note).
'ren'+'e'='RENE'
'with some' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for rene that I've seen before include "- Descartes, French mathematician" , "- Lalique, glass artist" , "-- Magritte, artist" .)