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children

[chil-druhn] / ˈtʃɪl drən /
NOUN
brood
Synonyms
STRONGEST
offspring
STRONG
breed chicks clutch descendants family flock hatch infants issue litter posterity progeny scions seed young
WEAK
begats progeniture
Antonyms
STRONG
parent
WEAK
child
NOUN
family
Synonyms
STRONGEST
clan folk group house household people tribe
STRONG
ancestors ancestry birth blood brood class descendants descent dynasty extraction forebears genealogy generations genre in-laws inheritance issue kind kindred line lineage network parentage pedigree progenitors progeny race relations relationship relatives siblings strain subdivision system
WEAK
heirs and assigns kith and kin menage ménage
Antonyms
STRONG
parent
NOUN
flesh and blood
Synonyms
WEAK
blood relative clay consanguinean family kids kin kith and kin offspring organism relatives uterine kin
NOUN
posterity
Synonyms
STRONG
breed brood descendants family heirs issue lineage offspring progeny scions seed stock successors
WEAK
next generation progeniture succeeding generations unborn
Antonyms
STRONG
parent
WEAK
past
NOUN
progeny
Synonyms
STRONG
breed descendants family get issue kids lineage posterity race scions seed stock young
WEAK
begats progeniture
Antonyms
STRONG
parent

Example Sentences

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On various trips to Cuba delivering humanitarian aid, I met women across the island who are desperate to find enough food to feed their children.

From Salon • Apr. 11, 2026

Fitzgerald, a judge in the Central District of California, also denied a request by the federal government to end the permanent court-mandated safeguards for immigrant children.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026

Five of her 10 children died in infancy, and both her husband and a grown daughter predeceased her.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

Laura is now the GB national coach for the sport and trains children at after school clubs in the Randalstown area.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

He seemed to be in charge of the other children, and if he got scared enough, he’d not only lead them out of the forest but deter them from coming back.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman