_pad_term_counts

		return array();
	}
	$children = get_option( "{$taxonomy}_children" );

	if ( is_array( $children ) ) {
		return $children;
	}
	$children = array();
	$terms    = get_terms(
		array(
			'taxonomy'               => $taxonomy,
			'get'                    => 'all',
			'orderby'                => 'id',
			'fields'                 => 'id=>parent',
			'update_term_meta_cache' => false,
		)
	);
	foreach ( $terms as $term_id => $parent ) {
		if ( $parent > 0 ) {
			$children[ $parent ][] = $term_id;
		}
	}
	update_option( "{$taxonomy}_children", $children );

	return $children;
}

/**
 * Get the subset of $terms that are descendants of $term_id.
 *
 * If `$terms` is an array of objects, then _get_term_children() returns an array of objects.
 * If `$terms` is an array of IDs, then _get_term_children() returns an array of IDs.
 *
 * @access private
 * @since 2.3.0
 *
 * @param int    $term_id   The ancestor term: all returned terms should be descendants of `$term_id`.
 * @param array  $terms     The set of terms - either an array of term objects or term IDs - from which those that
 *                          are descendants of $term_id will be chosen.
 * @param string $taxonomy  The taxonomy which determines the hierarchy of the terms.
 * @param array  $ancestors Optional. Term ancestors that have already been identified. Passed by reference, to keep
 *                          track of found terms when recursing the hierarchy. The array of located ancestors is used
 *                          to prevent infinite recursion loops. For performance, `term_ids` are used as array keys,
 *                          with 1 as value. Default empty array.
 * @return array|WP_Error The subset of $terms that are descendants of $term_id.
 */
function _get_term_children( $term_id, $terms, $taxonomy, &$ancestors = array() ) {
	$empty_array = array();
	if ( empty( $terms ) ) {
		return $empty_array;
	}

	$term_id      = (int) $term_id;
	$term_list    = array();
	$has_children = _get_term_hierarchy( $taxonomy );

	if ( $term_id && ! isset( $has_children[ $term_id ] ) ) {
		return $empty_array;