- plural of child.
children
Example Sentences
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While vaccination rates in Ohio have fallen, Cleveland is making improvements — rates for children entering kindergarten there have jumped from 68 percent a few years ago to 76 percent this past school year.
From Salon ● Sep. 12, 2026
Jackie initially said she did not want children, but by 42 Up was an adoring mother to three boys.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
"A tragedy of such magnitude, which has shattered the dreams and futures of so many children, cannot become just another news story," he wrote on X.
From Barron's ● Sep. 12, 2026
Shah said his parents, who are in their 80s, recently asked him about security fears—while his teenage children wondered over dinner in their Austin, Texas-area home if the “Matrix world” is imminent.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026
Patrons— families with young children, groups of chattering friends, couples on dates, and solo diners—sit at green picnic tables, their plates piled with food.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
