Word Type

Noun

Proper Noun

The word "children" can be used as noun and proper noun.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

adult adults grown grown ups many adults old old people parents people ups

Typical Location

backseat of car car classroom daycare disneyland school soccer game toy store zoo

Capable Of

act out frustrations act silly act up anger parents ask questions ask same question several times awesome battle illnesses become adults believe fairy tales believe teachers bicycle on street bicycle to school bob for apples at halloween parties borrow books from libraries borrow money from parents bring joy to parents bug parents bug people build brick towers butter bread cake mud on pants call home call parents on phone catch butterflies come home count at verying levels count to 10 cry for food cut and paste dare each other dare each other to act dare each other to eat worms dare friends to act dare other children delight parents demand general things from parents divide numbers do string tricks with string dress themselves drink from plastic cups drink milk drown in swimming pool eat too much enjoy disney films enjoy sunshine enjoy to play in sand enjoyed expect birthday presents expect love expect presents on birthday expect santa will come experience fear fall down easily fancy certain foods fear dark fear imaginary monsters fight each other fight in school fight over toy find bubbles fascinating find trouble fingerpaint in kindergarten fish during summer fly kites follow trend gather strawberries gathering strawberries get to president go fishing go to play grow up to become astronauts hanging laundry head home honor parents hope santa will come horse around jump on trampoline jumping rope kiss grandparents laugh laugh at other children laugh frequently laugh out loud lay sticks on ground learn alphabet learn faster than adults learn quickly learn reading fun learn swimming fun learn to swim easily letter paper lie about results lie to parents like sweats list favorite things listen attentively listen to music look forward to birthday make cry make messess make very happy need care need dicipline need mother need to go to bathroom needle parents pick up sticks play basketball play chess play game play games play in back yard play lacrosse play leapfrog play rugby play tag play video games play with balloons play with paint put hands down race across field race eachother reach over read stories reply no rock on rocking horse roll down from hill run at beach run away from home run to parents rush around rush out to play separate parents set table shake hands share toys shout at each other shout for joy shout when play sing songs skip sleep in beds smell smoke spread wings spring into action succeed in school suffer abuse suffer greatly sun themselves surprise parents take part in activities talking shit teach parents tell stories thank parents throw fits throw things down stairwell tie own shoes tie shoelaces tie shoes trade baseball cards trade cards trade pokemon cards trade toys trade toys and cards try patience understand parents love use crayons to color use words value elder's advise view illicit materials on internet view viewmaster visit grandparents visit parents on thanksgiving voice opinions wait in line wake before parents walk wash dishes watch cartoons watch clock watch seedlings grow watch television wave goodbye wet beds wet clothes wet themselves wind clockwork toys wish wish for at christmas wonder why wrong house wrong parents

Causes Desire

jump rope see exhibits tickle view video

Defined As

plural form of child plural of child

Derived Terms

Children of Israel Children's stick insect Macaulay's children Song of the Three Holy Children University of Spoiled Children antichildren children's game childrenless childrenswear choke-children knuckle children

Desires

climb trees eat sweets get scared in haunted houses go to amusement parks go to movies have fun have mice as pets have small animals for fun hear stories hear story imagine jump jump on seats learn together listen to fairy tales paly with toys perform in plays play ball play cowboys and indians play fun games play games play hide and seek play on beach play on moving walkways play on swing play outdoor games play pranks play sports play with balls play with paint play with puppies play with toys play with toys and food play with toys in bath play with yo yos pout to get attention pretend pretend when playing pulled in wagon read to ride bicycles ride horses ride roller coasters stay close to mothers throw things throw water balloons visit museums visit zoos watch tv

Distinct From

adult adults parents

Inflected/Variant Forms

child

Has Part

alot of fun at playgrounds bad attitude different needs at different ages lots to learn more tastebuds than adults do no toys smaller heads than adults toys resemle reptiles and amphibians

Has Property

afraid of monsters annoying better at video games than adults curious cute devious fun and interesting going to school greedy immature impulsive innocent less dextrous than adults more vulnerable than adults noisy petulant prone to jumping in excitement sweet natured

Type Of (IsA)

babysat heavy users of computers immature homo sapiens indirect victims of family violence legacy natural born actors natural born actors and actresses people and people get things real people shorter than adults smaller than adults smaller than grown ups taught spelling in school younger than adults younger than parents

Not Capable Of

drive adult vehicles understand finality of death

Receives Action

adopted born to mothers born without much hair educated in school found in school taught at schools taught in school taught to hate and fear taught to read

Related Terms

adolescent adult adults age babies baby birthdays both genders boy boys boys girls child come come on dad daughter daughters descendant families family family member father formally genders generic generic kids girls group group child growing hands have human human group human offspring humans infants juveniles kid kids kids formally kids youngsters kids youth kindergarten little little humans little kid little kids little people lots lots kids many many child many kids many offspring marriage means means kids member miniature miniature adults mom mom dad mother mother father multiple multiple child multiple kids multiple offspring names offspring one ones parent parents parents offspring people people offspring person person group progeny school school age school kids schools several several kids several youths small small adults small hands small human small humans small kids small people small person son son daughter sons sons daughters their their mother their parents tike toddlers tots tots youngsters when when marriage you have young young adult young adults young humans young kid young ones young people young person youngsters youth youths

Used For

make finger paintings

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.