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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

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After Stephen's death, Judith vowed to become a nurse and devoted her life to the care of sick and terminally ill children.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

The analysis brought together evidence from 59 systematic reviews covering more than 50 acute pain conditions affecting both children and adults.

From Science Daily • Jun. 9, 2026

There is no doubt that only children enjoy some advantages, but as standalones we are denied one of the most powerful lifelong connections that any human being can have.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Nick Reiner is one of three children they had together.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

He glanced out of one wide-set eye to make sure the children were watching.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

children

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