- plural of child.
children
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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Yosadara Carbajal Salmerón’s two children were classified as English learners in kindergarten.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026
Henderson said the sessions also helped parents, children, school staff and volunteers build relationships.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
“I do believe that my children would have been able to reclassify much earlier if the law had changed earlier and if I, as a mother, would have educated myself earlier,” Carbajal Salmerón said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026
The Millers and their children moved from their Virginia home into military housing last year amid what the White House has described as a campaign of stalking, doxing and threats against the family.
From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026
Our sister Nollie and her husband were coming that afternoon as soon as their six children got home from school.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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