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children

[chil-druhn] / ˈtʃɪl drən /

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brood n.
family n.
flesh and blood n.
posterity n.
progeny n.

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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Now she wants me to leave my home to her two children.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 24, 2026

It’s sad his children didn’t learn that lesson and instead are trampling the legacy he hoped to leave behind.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026

Meghan said she hoped it could be understood why she had kept her distance from her father and did "not allow him to have contact with our children".

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

Adults are waiting longer to have children, meaning first-time grandparents are getting older, too.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026

Clare looked around helplessly, his good ear perked for sounds of the other children.

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

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