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children

/ˈt͡ʃɪldɹən/noun2 syllables

Children means: a young person of either sex.

Synonyms for children13

noun, as in a young person of either sex

child, kid, youngster, minor, shaver, nipper, small fry, tiddler, tike, tyke, fry, nestling

noun, as in a human offspring (son or daughter) of any age

child, kid

noun, as in an immature childish person

child, baby

noun, as in a member of a clan or tribe

child

Opposites of children

parent

What does children mean?4

noun

1

a young person of either sex“she writes books for children”

2

a human offspring (son or daughter) of any age“they had three children”

3

an immature childish person“he remained a child in practical matters as long as he lived”

4

a member of a clan or tribe“the children of Israel”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Children in a sentence

  • In the last analysis, methods don't educate children; people do.AlanF_US
  • Women, then, are only children of a larger growth.unknown
  • When the weather had cleared, the children began to play baseball again.CK
  • If you can't have children, you could always adopt.Eldad
  • Under the new law, husbands can take days off to care for their children.CM
  • With darkness coming on, the children returned home.Dejo
  • But if we were wholly rational, would we want children at all?unknown
  • Believe it or not, she has three children.CK

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