diff --git a/Lib/subprocess.py b/Lib/subprocess.py
index 7fd1b02..50bec29 100644
--- a/Lib/subprocess.py
+++ b/Lib/subprocess.py
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@
 started to execute, will be re-raised in the parent.  Additionally,
 the exception object will have one extra attribute called
 'child_traceback', which is a string containing traceback information
-from the childs point of view.
+from the child's point of view.
 
 The most common exception raised is OSError.  This occurs, for
 example, when trying to execute a non-existent file.  Applications