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as in kid
a young person who is between infancy and adulthood
an imaginative animated film that appeals to adults as well as to children
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as in infant
a recently born person
wrapped the child in a blanket before taking him outside in the cold
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as in outcome
a condition or occurrence traceable to a cause
widespread stress is the child of the frenetic pace of the modern world
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Recent Examples of child
But Osmond initially found the transition from child star to adult singer difficult and asked Jackson, who died in 2009 at age 50, for advice as a result.
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Lauren Huff, EW.com, 20 Aug. 2025
The theater also has a children’s theater series and hosts theater classes, monthly stand-up comedy nights, burlesque shows, play readings and special events.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 20 Aug. 2025
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said a Russian drone strike on Okhtyrka in the Sumy region wounded 14 people, including a family with three young children, overnight into Wednesday, August 20.
—Robert Birsel
shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
As the oldest of three children, Fitzgerald had also just started living on his own in Manhattan, per the obit.
—David Chiu, People.com, 8 Aug. 2025
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Lauren Huff, EW.com, 20 Aug. 2025
The theater also has a children’s theater series and hosts theater classes, monthly stand-up comedy nights, burlesque shows, play readings and special events.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 20 Aug. 2025
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said a Russian drone strike on Okhtyrka in the Sumy region wounded 14 people, including a family with three young children, overnight into Wednesday, August 20.
—Robert Birsel
shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
As the oldest of three children, Fitzgerald had also just started living on his own in Manhattan, per the obit.
—David Chiu, People.com, 8 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for child
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And just traveling the world with my kids and my wife, and being able to eat and explore different flavors with them, has turned into this.—
Kenneth J. Williams Jr,
Forbes.com,
18 Aug. 2025
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All the fame and money in the world, but what about kids being kids?—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
17 Aug. 2025
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The campus, which has 14 preschool classrooms, four toddler rooms and two infant rooms, reopened in June 2024 after a months-long, $12 million renovation.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
20 Aug. 2025
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An autopsy will determine how the infant and her mother officially died.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
19 Aug. 2025
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The attorney said that Ragan is relieved with the outcome of the case and wants to put the incident behind him.—
Quinlan Bentley,
The Enquirer,
26 Aug. 2025
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All of this is a strong echo of the rise of social-media giants, digital empires that have influenced the outcomes of elections and stoked some of the worst human impulses imaginable.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
25 Aug. 2025
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Angela Campbell, from Gold Canyon, Arizona, scored second place in the crochet baby sweater contest.—
Connor Giffin,
The Courier-Journal,
26 Aug. 2025
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Pregnant females are especially susceptible to the risks of a famine, as malnutrition significantly increases the risk of premature birth, low-birth weight and developmental delays for a newborn baby.—
Omer Awan,
Forbes.com,
24 Aug. 2025
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Padres relievers had the better game, but the Kershaw-Vásquez result was a two-run deficit.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Aug. 2025
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The result was a fun cameo arc that ends on the image of Scorsese breaking down in tears after Matt shelves the iconic director’s dream project to save his own job — a turn that earned Scorsese his first acting nomination.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
16 Aug. 2025
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The toddler could be seen sitting in a white high chair, holding an orange toy car.—
Hannah Sacks,
People.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Complimentary Hello Bello baby and toddler amenity kits are designed to ease bath and bedtime routines on the road.—
Irene S. Levine,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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The resultant fertilized dire wolf eggs were implanted into and born by surrogate dog mothers, resulting in the successful resurrection of an Ice Age-era species.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
12 Aug. 2025
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After cooling, the resultant solid was ground into powder to produce the final pigment.—
Jay Kakade
June 14,
New Atlas,
14 June 2025
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During his tenure, Cater has pursued a progressive agenda that has included medical debt forgiveness, college savings accounts for newborns, and a new sales tax to fund roads and parks.—
Alex Derosier,
Twin Cities,
16 Aug. 2025
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The post-eruption settlers also buried their own, based on evidence of a newborn that was interred at the site during the reoccupation.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
14 Aug. 2025
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“Child.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/child. Accessed 28 Aug. 2025.
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