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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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She said she worries most about her children.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026

The properties were renovated by Yolanda to provide each of her children with their own space whenever they were staying with her.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 28, 2026

It also seemed to Noorman that his children were perpetually hungry.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

Phillip Chung described his parents as devoted, hardworking people who dedicated their lives to their children.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2026

Our sister Nollie and her husband were coming that afternoon as soon as their six children got home from school.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom