Showing results for children.

Definitions

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

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Shi was investigated for embezzlement and fathering several children in 2015, but was later cleared of the charges.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

Oyin Adedoyin: Why is it so hard for parents to kick their children off of the family cellphone plan?

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

The size of the savings divide between the generational cohorts depends heavily on how old the children are, with the widest gap existing among teenagers.

From MarketWatch • May 29, 2026

Thompson said she admired Potter's writing because it "didn't talk down" or "patronise" children.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

How could I imagine this white-haired man, called Opa—Grandfather—by all the children of Haarlem, how could I imagine this man thrown by strangers into a grave without a name?

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

children

Example Sentences

Related Words