only child

noun

: a person who never had a brother or sister

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My grandmother, for example, blamed the Nazis for the death of her only child. Henry Leutwyler Robert Petkoff Emma Kehlbeck Quinton Kamara, New York Times, 20 May 2025 Tesfaye is the only child of Ethiopian immigrants, and both the tower at the center of the stage and his robe play into his cultural iconography. Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 16 May 2025 Tiffany, 31, is the only child shared between President Donald Trump and his ex-wife Marla Maples. Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 15 May 2025 The president’s 31-year-old daughter is his only child with his second wife, Marla Maples. Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 15 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for only child

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“Only child.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/only%20child. Accessed 28 May. 2025.

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