as a child

idiom

: when one was a child
I went there once as a child.

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Smith remembers going to the Maitland Art Festival as a child before showing her own art there as a teenager. Zoey Thomas, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 July 2025 Meanwhile, Amy Gleason’s daughter, Morgan, was diagnosed as a child with juvenile dermatomyositis, a rare immune disease. Michael L. Millenson, Forbes.com, 3 July 2025 Max gave the perfect speech for his sister and future brother-in-law Chris’ big day, made even more impressive by the fact that as a child, Max was nonverbal. Rachel McRady, People.com, 3 July 2025 For years, Griffin never talked about being bullied as a child. Brad Schmitt, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for as a child

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“As a child.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/as%20a%20child. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.

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