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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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Unified students will need childcare, meals for their children and other resources if three unions go on a massive strike and shut down schools.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026

Of those children receiving support, three quarters were claiming because of "mental or behavioural conditions".

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

Additional research linked consumption to increased hyperactivity in children.

From Salon • Apr. 11, 2026

The providers cannot accommodate students with moderate-to-severe health issues or children under the age of 4 due to staffing limitations, according to L.A.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026

Father could never bear a house without children, and whenever he heard of a child in need of a home a new face would appear at the table.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom