only child

noun

: a person who never had a brother or sister

Examples of only child in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

An only child in a home filled in equal parts by silence and books, Laura was grateful for a friend. — Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2026

As befits the only child of such deities, the young Paweł, glimpsed in a series of snapshots, is all smiles. — Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026

Liza Minnelli Garland’s only child with director Vincente Minnelli was their daughter, Liza Minnelli. — Giovana Gelhoren, InStyle, 27 Sep. 2026

Cibele is survived by her father — Maria Elisabete’s husband — and Cibele’s cousin, Rowilson Leandro da Costa, told G1 that Cibele was an only child. — Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for only child

• domiciled
• reconciled
• undefiled
• beguiled
• brainchild
• compiled
• defiled
• exiled
• grandchild
• profiled
• refiled
• reviled