Male children (4)
I believe the answer is:
sons
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">male children</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for sons that I've seen before include "Male offspring" , "DH Lawrence novel: __ and Lovers" .)