only child

noun

: a person who never had a brother or sister

Examples of only child in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Grant welcome his only child, Jennifer, with his next wife, Dyan Cannon, in 1966. — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Aug. 2026

Following her shocking death at just 36 years old on August 16, Hayden Panettiere’s ex-fiancé—and the father of her only child, 11-year-old daughter Kaya—has broken his silence. — Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 18 Aug. 2026

The only child of Ortega and his second wife, Flora Pérez, Marta spent a lot of time with her maternal grandmother while her parents were working at Zara. — Gaby Wood, Vogue, 17 Aug. 2026

By the time Nidhi got home from school, her mother had locked herself into her bedroom, and Nidhi was an only child again. — Madhuri Vijay, New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for only child

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