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as in kids
a young person who is between infancy and adulthood
an imaginative animated film that appeals to adults as well as to children
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as in babies
a recently born person
wrapped the child in a blanket before taking him outside in the cold
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as in outcomes
a condition or occurrence traceable to a cause
widespread stress is the child of the frenetic pace of the modern world
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Recent Examples of children
The Halls have three children ranging in age from 7 to 15.
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Arkansas Online, 6 Nov. 2025
The funding changes affect the 42 million Americans who receive SNAP benefits, including low-income families, children and seniors.
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025
Expanding free childcare Mamdani also plans to boost affordability by expanding no-cost childcare to all children aged six weeks to five years.
—Connor Greene, Time, 5 Nov. 2025
The former is based on true events and charts a pediatrician’s fight to treat children with lead poisoning, while the latter is about a renowned neurosurgeon who starts anew at a small-town hospital.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2025
Her children also spoke out, but were divided on whether their mother should be released.
—Alex Gurley, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025
Our plans were to travel, spend time with our children, see the world.
—Lana Wilhelm, Flow Space, 5 Nov. 2025
Ferguson, who has five children, got her gun and shot the monkey, which was about 60 feet away.
—Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 5 Nov. 2025
Pritam witnessed firsthand the horrors of Partition—communal riots forced her to migrate to India from Pakistan in 1947 with nothing but her two small children and a red shawl.
—JSTOR Daily, 30 Oct. 2025
Arkansas Online, 6 Nov. 2025
The funding changes affect the 42 million Americans who receive SNAP benefits, including low-income families, children and seniors.
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025
Expanding free childcare Mamdani also plans to boost affordability by expanding no-cost childcare to all children aged six weeks to five years.
—Connor Greene, Time, 5 Nov. 2025
The former is based on true events and charts a pediatrician’s fight to treat children with lead poisoning, while the latter is about a renowned neurosurgeon who starts anew at a small-town hospital.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2025
Her children also spoke out, but were divided on whether their mother should be released.
—Alex Gurley, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025
Our plans were to travel, spend time with our children, see the world.
—Lana Wilhelm, Flow Space, 5 Nov. 2025
Ferguson, who has five children, got her gun and shot the monkey, which was about 60 feet away.
—Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 5 Nov. 2025
Pritam witnessed firsthand the horrors of Partition—communal riots forced her to migrate to India from Pakistan in 1947 with nothing but her two small children and a red shawl.
—JSTOR Daily, 30 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for children
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In 2020, health issues and a death left Harrison's mother unable to care for the kids, Kyla Rose and Emery.—
Victoria Moorwood,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
26 Oct. 2025
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The key to raising emotionally resilient kids is the ability to repair.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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At a nutrition center in Camp 15 of Cox’s Bazar – run by Concern Worldwide, with programs from UNICEF and the World Food Programme (WFP) – babies are measured for malnutrition by wrapping a paper tape measure around their tiny arms.—
Rebecca Wright,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 2025
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The pictures got more and more creative over time, as Edie asked her mom to draw babies, cats and birds.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
24 Oct. 2025
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Of course, a reliable method for measuring a team’s performance is to use underlying metrics to understand the team’s process more than its outcomes.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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The violations include student-athletes betting on and against their own teams, sharing information with third parties for purposes of sports betting, manipulating scoring or outcomes and/or refusing to participate in the investigation.—
Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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Nationally, Head Start serves roughly 750,000 infants, toddlers and preschool-age children, providing not just childcare and early learning but also free meals, health screenings and family support.—
The NPR Network,
NPR,
30 Oct. 2025
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Local public health officials have also expressed concerns about funding drying up for WIC, which supports women, infants and children with nutritional assistance and other health services.—
Marina Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
30 Oct. 2025
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The major environmental law, known as CEQA, requires government agencies to consider the environmental consequences of projects before acting on them.—
Stephen Hobbs,
Sacbee.com,
2 Nov. 2025
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Take a stand, stand for it and then deal with the consequences.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
2 Nov. 2025
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For the past two years, toddlers at Bernard Jackson’s swim and wellness center in Washington, DC, have learned to float for the first time, and seniors in their eighties have practiced gentle exercises to stay strong.—
Bryan Mena,
CNN Money,
24 Oct. 2025
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Finisterre Stormbird Waterproof Jacket One hiker’s long trek is another’s short jaunt, especially for the Swiss, who are known to set out on the trail as toddlers.—
Anna Fiorentino,
Travel + Leisure,
23 Oct. 2025
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Each week, four of us — a guest subscriber, six-year-old Wilfred, the algorithm and me — are predicting the Premier League results with varying degrees of success.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
31 Oct. 2025
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My best guess is the excitement about the company’s strong results and upbeat outlook subsides and a potential retest in the low 60′s is possible.—
Josh Brown,Sean Russo,
CNBC,
30 Oct. 2025
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Following closely behind was Dolce & Gabbana Beauty, whose fragrance business has similarly been growing fast and ranks as a favorite among teen boys and girls according to a 2025 survey by Boston Consulting Group.—
Noor Lobad,
Footwear News,
4 Nov. 2025
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Well, one thing that happens near the beginning of We Fell Apart is that Matilda and the three boys take a boat out at night and go over to the wreckage of Beechwood Island.—
Lexy Perez,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Nov. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Children.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/children. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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