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steeljack · 26-07-2006, 22:20

A subject came up recently in my local paper ........what is the collective noun for grown-up children ? I'm in my 50's and my "offspring" are grown-up and in their 30's, it's easy to refer to them individually either by name or as my son or my daughter, but if I'm talking about them as a group ......calling them "the kids" no longer seems an appropriate way of referring to them and they haven't been Children for years. How do folks in their 70's and 80's refer collectivly to their offspring ?

26-07-2006, 22:20	#1
steeljack God Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: SF/ Bay Area California Posts: 4,002 Liked: 0 times Rep Power: 1338	Grown-up offspring A subject came up recently in my local paper ........what is the collective noun for grown-up children ? I'm in my 50's and my "offspring" are grown-up and in their 30's, it's easy to refer to them individually either by name or as my son or my daughter, but if I'm talking about them as a group ......calling them "the kids" no longer seems an appropriate way of referring to them and they haven't been Children for years. How do folks in their 70's and 80's refer collectivly to their offspring ?