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Then, investigators learned Nikko was not an only child and that four of his siblings had died as infants.
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Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 7 Jan. 2026
Bono and Cher were parents to their only child, Chaz Bono.
—Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 6 Jan. 2026
Jesse Garon, however, was stillborn, leaving Elvis to grow up as an only child.
—Bob Mehr, Memphis Commercial Appeal, 6 Jan. 2026
The Crazy Kind of Love actress welcomed her only child with her husband José Bastón on June 19, 2018 in Los Angeles.
—Emma Banks, InStyle, 6 Jan. 2026
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Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 7 Jan. 2026
Bono and Cher were parents to their only child, Chaz Bono.
—Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 6 Jan. 2026
Jesse Garon, however, was stillborn, leaving Elvis to grow up as an only child.
—Bob Mehr, Memphis Commercial Appeal, 6 Jan. 2026
The Crazy Kind of Love actress welcomed her only child with her husband José Bastón on June 19, 2018 in Los Angeles.
—Emma Banks, InStyle, 6 Jan. 2026
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“Only child.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/only%20child. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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