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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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John joins the apparel company, which makes clothing for babies and young children, after a 13-year run as CEO of Build-A-Bear Workshop, where she oversaw the turnaround and expansion of the stuffed-animals specialty retailer.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

It said the only people who can confidently afford it were households with two full-time earners, with two or fewer children - and access to low cost childcare - who want to live in mid-Wales.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

Roblox stock was down 25% in premarket trading following results after the Thursday bell from the online gaming platform that is popular with children.

From Barron's • May 1, 2026

Before that, the Montecito Heights resident founded and spent 15 years running Legacy LA, which provides after-school services to children across the Eastside.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

One of the children kicked a tall blue-blue, sending the fungus reeling through the air.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman