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noun

ˈbəd

Definition of bud

as in kid

a young person who is between infancy and adulthood that sitcom star is still a bud, so all he needs right now are looks and personality

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verb

as in to flower

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Noun

As the expansion restaurant would seem to prove, Tim’s hits lots of Idahoans square in the taste-bud bull’s-eye. — Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 14 Sep. 2026 Norm Schultz, a farmer at Linvilla Orchards, said an unusually warm spring caused the trees to open their buds early, leaving the delicate blossoms vulnerable when temperatures dropped. — Madeleine Wright, CBS News, 14 Sep. 2026

Verb

Beyond the budding relationship, Richards also noticed that some of Von Mierer’s predictions of disaster and doom at the end of the millennium weren’t exactly happening. — Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 4 June 2026 Besides being actual royalty, the late Princess of Wales was also a budding fashion icon who naturally fit in with creative types. — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 27 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for bud

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Noun

The beach is right there for swimming and paddleboarding when the surf is calm, and the trails through the dunes are manageable for kids old enough to walk them without being carried.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Sep. 2026
As a kid, his mother would drop him off at Southwick Country Club in Massachusetts on summer mornings on her way to work.

— Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of kid

Verb

Despite its name, only the flowering tuft of red oat grass is actually red.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026
Instead, the Toronto couple handed the four women flower baskets, sent them down the aisle and gave them full permission to break a few wedding rules along the way.

— Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of flower

Noun

Meanwhile, local Church leaders hope the pope's visit will repair the Church's standing after a crushing 2021 report found that some 330,000 French children had been abused by Catholic clergy and lay leaders over seven decades.

— Joshua McElwee, Arkansas Online, 26 Sep. 2026
Recently, the Illinois Department of Public Health released its new immunization guidance for children and adults heading into the fall respiratory virus season and school year.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of child

Verb

The team has a history of finding diamonds in the rough, particularly in European leagues, where a talented player can blossom after initially going undrafted.

— Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2026
Pop-up dinners in a BP filling station have blossomed into a mini empire of Guatemalan and Mexican cuisine across the Twin Cities metro.

— Jess Hoffert, Midwest Living, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of blossom

Noun

Mother Ponya and Father Pilot welcomed a boy cub to their family.

— Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026
Three 2-month-old Sumatran tiger cubs have received identification microchips and their first vaccinations at a zoo near Athens, as part of a global effort to build a backup population.

— Derek Gatopoulos, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of cub

Verb

But this tenuous thematic connection is never fully allowed to bloom, despite Green’s commitment to crafting emotional dimensions seemingly beyond what’s on the page.

— Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 19 Sep. 2026
With black and white balloons covering the ceiling, dark red flowers blooming around the venue, and silver streamers gleaming in the candlelight, the soirée certainly paid homage to the label’s sophisticated uptown DNA.

— Aaron Royce, Vogue, 17 Sep. 2026

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