100 Other Words for “Kids”

100 Other Words for

No. Term Definition
1. Adolescents Young people in teenage years.
2. Babes Very young children; infants.
3. Babies Infants; very young children.
4. Bairns Children; Scottish and Northern English.
5. Bambinos Young children; often affectionate.
6. Boys and girls Male and female children.
7. Brats Rude or badly behaved children.
8. Brood A family’s children collectively.
9. Cherubs Innocent, angelic-looking children.
10. Chicks Young children; informal slang.
11. Children Young humans; not adults.
12. Chitlins Children; dialectal, informal.
13. Chums Friendly youngsters; informal.
14. City kids Children raised in urban areas.
15. Classmates Children in the same class.
16. Cub scouts Young members of scouting.
17. Cubs Young ones, like bear cubs.
18. Darlings Beloved children; affectionate.
19. Daughters Female children of parents.
20. Daycare children Children in daycare care.
21. Descendants Children or later generations.
22. Diminutives Small children; informal usage.
23. Early learners Young children learning basics.
24. Elementary pupils Primary school children.
25. Fledglings Young, inexperienced children.
26. Folk’s young’uns Children; colloquial plural.
27. Freshmen First-year students; often young.
28. Girls Female children or teens.
29. Grade-schoolers Children in primary grades.
30. Grandchildren Children of one’s children.
31. Grasshoppers Youngsters; playful address.
32. Heirs Children as inheritors.
33. Infants Babies; very young children.
34. Issue One’s children; legal/formal.
35. Juniors Younger people; offspring.
36. Juveniles Young people; under legal age.
37. Kiddos Children; informal and affectionate.
38. Kindergartners Children in kindergarten.
39. Lads Boys or young males.
40. Lassies Girls; Scottish or informal.
41. Little ones Very young children.
42. Little people Young children; informal.
43. Littles Small children; informal.
44. Minors People under legal adulthood.
45. Mites Very small children; informal.
46. Moppets Small children; endearing term.
47. Nippers Small children; informal.
48. Nursery children Children in nursery school.
49. Offspring A person’s children collectively.
50. Orphans Children without living parents.
51. Papooses Native American baby; dated term.
52. Peanuts Small children; affectionate.
53. Peas-in-a-pod Similar, close children; informal.
54. Pipsqueaks Small or insignificant youngsters.
55. Playmates Children who play together.
56. Preschoolers Children before primary school.
57. Progeny Children or descendants collectively.
58. Pupils Schoolchildren; learners.
59. Rascals Mischievous children; playful.
60. Rugrats Small children; informal, humorous.
61. Scholars Students; sometimes schoolchildren.
62. School-age children Children old enough for school.
63. Schoolchildren Children attending school.
64. Scouts Young members of scouting groups.
65. Seedlings Young children; metaphorical.
66. Siblings Brothers and sisters; often young.
67. Small fry Young or insignificant children.
68. Sons Male children of parents.
69. Sprigs Young people; small and lively.
70. Sprouts Young children; informal.
71. Street urchins Poor, homeless city children.
72. Students Learners; often school-age.
73. Teens Teenagers; ages thirteen to nineteen.
74. Tenderfoots Inexperienced young people; informal.
75. The young Young people collectively.
76. Tots Very young children.
77. Tykes Small children; informal.
78. Under-18s People younger than eighteen.
79. Underage youth Young people below legal age.
80. Underlings Younger, subordinate people; informal.
81. Urchins Mischievous or ragged children.
82. Wains Children; archaic or Scots.
83. Wee ones Very small children; Scots/Irish.
84. Whippersnappers Young, cheeky people.
85. Young ‘uns Young children; colloquial.
86. Young bloods Young people; energetic newcomers.
87. Young folk Young people collectively.
88. Young ones Children; young people.
89. Young people People who are not adults.
90. Youngsters Children; young people.
91. Youth Young people as a group.
92. Youthfuls Young people; informal rare.
93. Zanies Silly, playful youngsters.
94. Zany bunch A group of silly children.
95. Zany tots Silly small children; playful.
96. Zany youngsters Silly children; playful.
97. Zappy lads Energetic boys; playful.
98. Zappy lasses Energetic girls; playful.
99. Zappy tots Energetic small children; playful.
100. Zappy youngsters Energetic children; playful.