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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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When he joined the government last year, Feinberg committed to transfer his Cerberus holdings to trusts that benefit his adult children.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

In recent years, Mould says she has seen a "huge change" with more children arriving at school with speech and language difficulties, difficulty regulating their emotions, and issues with going to the toilet.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

Corrections & Amplifications: The Treasury Department said Wednesday that five million children are signed up for Trump accounts.

From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026

The boy's father, Casey Hillman, urged parents to hold their children tight "because you never know how it can turn out".

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

He seemed to be in charge of the other children, and if he got scared enough, he’d not only lead them out of the forest but deter them from coming back.

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