When they first met at the school gate, she leaned in and asked, "do you have children" to see if their schedules might match.

As the old proverb goes, the shoemaker's children go barefoot, and though he spends his days mending shoes for everyone in the village, he neglects to provide for his own family's footwear.

At the committee hearing, an exasperated parent shouted, "won't someone think of the children" and the lawmakers ignored the plea.

As she inspected her children's torn shoes, she muttered the cobbler's children are the worst shod and resolved to spend more time caring for them.

The Song of the Three Holy Children, an apocryphal canticle often appended to the Book of Daniel, is still chanted in some churches.

The museum's mineral cabinet contained a small, well-crystallized specimen of childrenite that shimmered with a brown-yellow hue and a vitreous lustre.

The boutique's childrenswear section features organic cotton onesies and tiny raincoats.

After years of travel and career focus, they decided to remain childrenless and adopt a dog.