diff --git a/doc/api/child_process.md b/doc/api/child_process.md
index 84453ce1cfd8ef..7733b23a9c0bc1 100644
--- a/doc/api/child_process.md
+++ b/doc/api/child_process.md
@@ -980,7 +980,7 @@ added: v0.1.90
 
 * `signal` {string}
 
-The `subprocess.kill()` methods sends a signal to the child process. If no
+The `subprocess.kill()` method sends a signal to the child process. If no
 argument is given, the process will be sent the `'SIGTERM'` signal. See
 signal(7) for a list of available signals.