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plural of child.

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Definitions

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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Soccer can remain beautiful without asking children, teenagers or college athletes to pay for it with their brains.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 19, 2026

The researchers say they "always welcome scrutiny" of studies involving children and young people, and that in addition to setting a minimum age they have strengthened patient information.

From BBC • Jun. 19, 2026

You are doing a square dance with your children and the two-step with Uncle Sam.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 19, 2026

“My wife was further along in her career,” said Pannell, 36, who has three children under 10 and is also an author.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 19, 2026

Who’d protected him against mobs of furious animals and destructive children?

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

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