JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground
by dimensia
HTML
<html>
<head>
<script src="//ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.8.2/jquery.min.js"></script>
</head>
<body>
<div class="a">
<div class="b">
</div>
</div>
<div class="results"/>
</body>
</html>
JavaScript
var a = $('.a');
var rslt = a.find('.b:not(.a .b)');
$('.results').html(rslt.length + ' matches, should be 1');