children
noun
child
noun, plural chil·dren.
Origin of child
Related Words for children
infant, toddler, adolescent, juvenile, youth, teenager, baby, kid, offspring, minor, youngster, bairn, sprout, suckling, newborn, lamb, progeny, tyke, tot, impExamples from the Web for children
Contemporary Examples of children
Haringey Council told The Daily Beast that the children had not been taken permanently into state care.
We also have a growing body of biological research showing that fathers, like mothers, are hard-wired to care for children.
Indeed, study after study affirms the benefits of involved fatherhood for women and children.
A recent U.S. study found men get a “daddy bonus” —employers seem to like men who have children and their salaries show it.
Children in households with more equitable participation of men show better health and development.
Historical Examples of children
Again he recurred to his early years, and talked fondly of his wife and children.
PhilotheaLydia Maria Child
"I must make you acquainted with my wife and children," he said.
Brave and BoldHoratio Alger
Winter was near and he had no money to buy cloaks for his children.
Ancient ManHendrik Willem van Loon
They had no children and this settlement assured them a peaceful old age.
Ancient ManHendrik Willem van Loon
Parents, proceeded she, when children are young, are pleased with every thing they do.
Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9)Samuel Richardson