enfants
Youngsters in Paris
Enfants is the French word for children, appearing in English mainly in borrowed phrases.
An *enfant terrible* is someone whose unconventional behavior causes embarrassment or shock—originally a child who says awkward truths, now often an artist or public figure who defies conventions: He was the enfant terrible of the art world.
Objects for amusement
- gamesOrganized competitive activities
- frolicLighthearted playful movement
- gigglesShort, silly laughs
- hide-and-seekConcealment pursuit pastime
tag · recess · playgrounds · dolls · stuffed-animals · blocks · crayons · sandbox
Mother and father
- siblingsFellow offspring
- offspringBiological descendants produced
- progenyOne's biological descendants
- descendantsThose who come after
relatives · kinship · lineage · heritage · genealogy · bloodline · kin · kindred
Notable points of progress
- growthIncrease in size
- maturationProcess of becoming complete
- pubertySexual development stage
- adolescenceTeenage developmental stage
pediatrics · nutrition · teething · crawling · walking · talking · weaning · potty-training
Uncontaminated quality
- naivetyInnocent lack of experience
- angelicDivinely pure and good
- guilelessFree from deceit
- trustfulDisposed to believe others
wholesome · wonder · curiosity · imagination · make-believe · uninhibited · carefree · unspoiled
toys
Objects for amusement
hide-and-seek · tag · recess · playgrounds · dolls · stuffed-animals · blocks · crayons · sandbox · swing
parents
Mother and father
descendants · relatives · kinship · lineage · heritage · genealogy · bloodline · kin · kindred · clan
milestones
Notable points of progress
- growthIncrease in size
- maturationProcess of becoming complete
- pubertySexual development stage
adolescence · pediatrics · nutrition · teething · crawling · walking · talking · weaning · potty-training · cognitive
purity
Uncontaminated quality
trustful · wholesome · wonder · curiosity · imagination · make-believe · uninhibited · carefree · unspoiled · wide-eyed
school
Place of instruction
- kindergartenEarly schooling for youngsters
- preschoolEarly childhood educational program
- nurseryRoom for infants
daycare · literacy · numeracy · homework · lessons · tutoring · teacher · classroom · alphabet · counting
babysitting
Caring for others' children temporarily
stroller · crib · bottle · pacifier · nursing · breastfeeding · formula · lullaby · swaddling · feeding
enfantsadults
Fully mature individuals
grown-ups · elderly · seniors · old people · elders
enfantsparents
Mother and father
ancestors · progenitors · forebears · ascendants · grandparents
- enfants terriblesShockingly unconventional young people
infant, adolescent, infancy, infantile, infanticide, infantilize, infantilism