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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

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“I have no children so my money stays with me, LOL.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Williams had said the chance to play in front of her children was the driving force behind her sensational return and she provided a memorable moment for them.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

We have children dying of malaria and diarrhea.’

From Slate • Jun. 9, 2026

But for those of us who don’t work in education and don’t have school-aged children, summer tends to seep in more gradually.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026

For, screaming children aside, All Hallows’ Eve was already a most unsettling time.

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

children

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