children

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For the sixth straight year, the number of children born in the U.S. remained at roughly 3.6 million.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

The total fertility rate is the average number of children each woman would have in her lifetime if birthrates for each age group were to continue at that year’s pace through her childbearing years.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

"Many of the families we look after at Chas are in poverty and many of them have given up their jobs to look after their children, they are full-time carers," Okasha said.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

One of 12 children, Lopes was a toddler when his father died.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

Toward us they took a superior tone as though we were not-quite-bright children.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom