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View synonyms for children

children

[chil-druhn]

noun

  1. plural of child.



children

/ ˈtʃɪldrən /

noun

  1. the plural of child

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In the 1960s, the children of steelworkers went to college in record numbers, and few aspired to return to the mills; even if they did, their parents discouraged them.

Martin, from Brighton, who was previously married to Ms Bashford's mother, later picked the couple's children up from school and drove them to McDonald's for dinner, before handing himself in to police.

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The government has been facing growing pressure from its own MPs to lift the cap, which restricts child tax credit and universal credit to the first two children in most households.

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"Chris's death will affect me and our children for the rest of our lives but instead of becoming full of hate, we choose to hold on to love."

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Child safety is an issue that both Democrats and Republicans are examining after parents sued AI companies such as OpenAI and Character.AI for allegedly contributing to their children’s suicides.

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