The plural form of captive is captives.

What captives mean?

noun. plural captives. Definition of captive (Entry 2 of 2) 1 : one who has been captured : one taken and held usually in confinement Something there is in us that finds captivity captivating, particularly when the captives are prisoners of war.—

What type of noun is captive?

An act of capturing; a seizing by force or stratagem. The securing of an object of strife or desire, as by the power of some attraction. Something that has been captured; a captive.