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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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Parents receiving offers for primary places in England and Wales are being reminded to help ensure their children are fully ready for school by September.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

Only 1.2 million, or about a quarter, of them qualify for the $1,000 federal seed contribution for eligible children.

From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026

In Scotland, councils allocate school places on different dates, and children in Northern Ireland have already got their places.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

Corrections & Amplifications: The Treasury Department said Wednesday that five million children are signed up for Trump accounts.

From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026

Karli was getting on so well with the other children by now, that often he would get down off Marlene and walk along with them, singing with them.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo