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
• youths
• juveniles
• youngsters
• teenagers
• cubs
• adolescents
• chicks
• babies
• kiddies
• teens
• kiddos
• moppets
• monkeys
• infants
• younglings
• 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
• lads
• imps
• teenyboppers
• nippers
• subteens
• rogues
• devils
• rapscallions
• 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

More than eleven million children are projected to need humanitarian assistance this year, according to UNICEF, but nearly 600 health facilities have closed because of the cuts. — Kara Fox, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026

Family and religion Sabio and his wife, Abigail, have five children. — Amy Delaura, The Washington Examiner, 15 Aug. 2026

Brielle, as well as Zolciak, 48, and sister Ariana, 24, have been candid about their estrangement from the former NFL star, 37, amid the couple’s divorce and custody battle over their four younger children. — Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 14 Aug. 2026

Mr Buffett’s own foundations, to be run by his three children, will in time hold tens of billions of dollars in Berkshire stock, subject to that same requirement. — Vandana Arcot, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2026

He is survived by three children, Amy, Christopher, both actors; and Alexander, an editor. — Carmel Dagan, Variety, 14 Aug. 2026

The couple had two children, daughter Amy and son Christopher. — Greg Evans, Deadline, 14 Aug. 2026

Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that in 2024 nearly 9,600 children were born to foreign mothers with an official address outside the country. — ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026

Schmidhuber described artificial curiosity as similar to how children learn. — Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026