children
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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One model the government hopes to expand is paying families to “foster” seniors, similar to a foster-care system for children.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
Babysitting children for a few hours, however, is much different than staying at home alone for four days.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2026
Within about a decade, the country’s fertility rate plunged from an average of nearly six children per woman to just over two.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
They have four adult children Lauren, Hunter, Colton and Kaeden, a former Texas A&M star who was selected in the third round of the 2025 MLB draft by the New York Yankees.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2026
The children screamed, half of them shouting for the boy to do it, the other half pleading for him to stop.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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