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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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The court also heard he was married and between them they had 11 children, who would be left without their dad if he was imprisoned.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

All but one of his five children had left the island because they didn’t see a future there.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

Asked about advice for children, the father of three urged youngsters to "follow your passions, but also share your passions with other people."

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

The children will also have 10 years to empty the account, and they’ll have to take annual withdrawals if Grandma had to.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

The children were all waiting in the hall, the countess too.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.