children
Boys and girls
Children is the plural of child—young human beings who have not yet reached adulthood.
The word covers roughly from infancy through the early teenage years, though the boundary is fuzzy.
Children also means offspring regardless of age: Her children are all in their forties now.
The children played in the yard until dark.
Objects for amusement
- gamesOrganized competitive activities
- playgroundChildren's outdoor recreation space
- recessPause in activity
- frolicLighthearted playful movement
giggles · hide-and-seek · tag · sandbox · swingset · dolls · puppets · blocks
Mother and father
- siblingsFellow offspring
- relativesThose connected by blood
- guardiansThose who protect others
- custodyProtective care or control
adoption · kinship · ancestry · heritage · lineage · descendants · nuclear family · extended family
Amazement or curiosity
- imaginationFaculty for forming ideas
- purityUncontaminated quality
- naivetyInnocent lack of experience
- whimsyPlayful, capricious quality
trust · simplicity · angelic · cherubic · guileless · curiosity · make-believe · magical thinking
Female parent
babysitter · nanny · discipline · bedtime · tantrums · diapers · stroller · car seat
Increase in size
- milestonesNotable points of progress
- pubertySexual development stage
- adolescenceTeenage developmental stage
- maturityFull growth achieved
pediatrics · nutrition · cognitive · physical · emotional · social · developmental stages · motor skills
Contagious viral rash illness
- mumpsViral gland inflammation
- chickenpoxContagious blistering viral infection
- whooping coughRespiratory infection with characteristic bark
- ear infectionsBacterial inner canal ailments
strep throat · croup · hand-foot-mouth · lice · pinworms · fevers · vaccinations · immunizations
Systematic development of mind
- schoolingFormal education received
- literacyAbility to read, write
- numeracyAbility with figures
- curriculumEducational program's content plan
pedagogy · tutoring · kindergarten · elementary · preschool · homework · reading · ABCs
toys
Objects for amusement
- gamesOrganized competitive activities
- playgroundChildren's outdoor recreation space
- recessPause in activity
frolic · giggles · hide-and-seek · tag · sandbox · swingset · dolls · puppets · blocks · stuffed animals
parents
Mother and father
custody · adoption · kinship · ancestry · heritage · lineage · descendants · nuclear family · extended family · clan
wonder
Amazement or curiosity
- imaginationFaculty for forming ideas
- purityUncontaminated quality
- naivetyInnocent lack of experience
whimsy · trust · simplicity · angelic · cherubic · guileless · curiosity · make-believe · magical thinking · wide-eyed
mother
Female parent
feeding · babysitter · nanny · discipline · bedtime · tantrums · diapers · stroller · car seat · baby monitor
growth
Increase in size
- milestonesNotable points of progress
- pubertySexual development stage
- adolescenceTeenage developmental stage
maturity · pediatrics · nutrition · cognitive · physical · emotional · social · developmental stages · motor skills · language acquisition
measles
Contagious viral rash illness
- mumpsViral gland inflammation
- chickenpoxContagious blistering viral infection
- whooping coughRespiratory infection with characteristic bark
ear infections · strep throat · croup · hand-foot-mouth · lice · pinworms · fevers · vaccinations · immunizations · teething pain
education
Systematic development of mind
curriculum · pedagogy · tutoring · kindergarten · elementary · preschool · homework · reading · ABCs · counting
- familymother, father, parents, siblings, parent
- family lifebirth, kinship, pregnancy, new baby, parents
- family membersmother, father, sister, brother, son
- family termsparents, nuclear family, mothers, extended family, fathers
- parentinggentle parenting, mom, kids, attachment parenting, son
- peoplepeople, persons, person, individuals, humans
childrenadults
Fully mature individuals
grown-ups · elders · the elderly · seniors · old people
- children's booksLiterature for young readers
- children's storiesLiterature for young audiences
- children's storySimple narrative for youth
- Save the ChildrenNonprofit aiding vulnerable youth
- children's gameStructured play for youth
- children's songsMusic composed for youth
grandchildren, children's, stepchildren, godchildren, schoolchildren, childrearing, man-children, childrenswear, great-grandchildren