Synonyms of children

children

noun

plural of child

1

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• kids
• youngsters
• youths
• juveniles
• teenagers
• cubs
• adolescents
• chicks
• babies
• kiddies
• kiddos
• teens
• moppets
• monkeys
• younglings
• infants
• buds
• toddlers
• bairns
• whelps
• sprouts
• sprats
• bambinos
• schoolchildren
• preschoolers
• minors
• squirts
• chaps
• newborn
• kindergartners
• schoolkids
• tykes
• neonates
• schoolboys
• schoolgirls
• tots
• nestlings
• urchins
• weanlings
• preteens
• cherubs
• rug rats
• mischiefs
• tweens
• babes
• rascals
• teeners
• hellions
• bantlings
• whippersnappers
• imps
• lads
• teenyboppers
• nippers
• subteens
• rogues
• rapscallions
• devils
• striplings
• shavers
• tomboys
• bobby-soxers
• tads
• hoydens
• jackanapeses
• preteen-agers

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• adults
• grown-ups
• senior citizens
• elders
• seniors
• ancients
• oldsters
• middle-agers
• old-timers
• golden-agers

2

as in babies

a recently born person

wrapped the child in a blanket before taking him outside in the cold

Synonyms & Similar Words

• babies
• infants
• kids
• toddlers
• boys
• newborn
• neonates
• girls
• babes
• youngsters
• bambinos
• cherubs
• kiddies
• foundlings
• youths
• juveniles
• tykes
• sucklings
• minors
• tots
• nurslings
• preemies
• nippers
• kiddos
• urchins
• moppets
• younglings
• imps
• tomboys
• bantlings
• tads
• squirts
• whippersnappers
• hoydens

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• adults
• grown-ups
• senior citizens
• elders
• seniors
• oldsters
• old-timers
• graybeards

3

as in outcomes

a condition or occurrence traceable to a cause

widespread stress is the child of the frenetic pace of the modern world

Synonyms & Similar Words

• outcomes
• consequences
• results
• products
• resultants
• effects
• fruits
• issues
• developments
• sequels
• aftermaths
• precipitates
• fates
• implications
• matters of course
• corollaries
• sequences
• aftereffects
• conclusions
• outgrowths
• ramifications
• backwashes
• upshots
• repercussions
• echoes
• side effects
• by-products
• offshoots
• denouements
• afterclaps
• aftershocks
• ripples
• afterglows
• spin-offs
• fallouts
• blowbacks

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• reasons
• causes
• factors
• occasions
• antecedents
• considerations
• determinants
• grounds
• mothers
• foundations
• bases
• bases
• causations
• incentives
• stimuli
• sources
• roots
• origins
• springs
• groundworks
• inspirations
• impetuses
• instigations

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of children

Many were founded on the idea that children should not be imprisoned with adults but still needed discipline, reform and punishment. — Arkansas Online, 12 Sep. 2026

Biggart rarely discussed it, though the experience announced itself whenever his children approached fireworks or open flames. — Stephen Rodrick, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026

Each month, children will explore a new seasonal theme through stories, nature hikes, songs, games and crafts during the program. — Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026

Others can require the person to move out or can be issued to protect children or seniors. — Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 11 Sep. 2026

So fall travel has historically been the domain of empty-nesters, young couples without dependents, parents bringing along adult children (or vice versa), friend groups, and solo adventurers. — Matt Ortile, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Sep. 2026

Bonino is survived by her siblings, Domenica and Giovanni, and their children. — ABC News, 11 Sep. 2026

Ali Hussein Ghanem, a tobacco farmer from Mansouri, is staying with relatives in Hanniyeh along with his wife and children. — Fadi Tawil, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026

Clancy, who was accused of murdering her three children in January 2023, has been in the national spotlight the last few weeks as her trial was live-streamed. — Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 5 Sep. 2026