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as in kid
Southern & Midland
a young person who is between infancy and adulthood
a cute little chap
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Recent Examples of chap
In addition to good boots and chainsaw chaps, this denim shirt has become an essential part of my wood-cutting uniform.
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Jakob Schiller, Outside, 6 Nov. 2025
Go downstairs to have your own custom harnesses or chaps made, or browse their extensive ready-to-wear collections.
—Matt Ortile, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Oct. 2025
Later used between men to indicate a good chap.
—Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2025
Working double duty as stars and creators, Hadel voices Charlie, a bro-ish yellow blob creature, and Cusack voices Pim, a well-mannered chap who looks like a cross between a school boy and a grape.
—Jack Dunn, Variety, 20 Oct. 2025
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Jakob Schiller, Outside, 6 Nov. 2025
Go downstairs to have your own custom harnesses or chaps made, or browse their extensive ready-to-wear collections.
—Matt Ortile, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Oct. 2025
Later used between men to indicate a good chap.
—Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2025
Working double duty as stars and creators, Hadel voices Charlie, a bro-ish yellow blob creature, and Cusack voices Pim, a well-mannered chap who looks like a cross between a school boy and a grape.
—Jack Dunn, Variety, 20 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chap
Noun
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Just a really cool guy to be around and get to know.—
Nick Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 Feb. 2026
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That said, Mike presents as an uplifting, jovial kind of guy.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
3 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Yet, on a warm fall afternoon, while playing hide-and-seek with other kids in her mother's yard, the petite 6-year-old girl wearing a sundress vanished.—
Kristine Phillips,
IndyStar,
5 Feb. 2026
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Over the period from 2002 to 2021, global aid helped reduce child mortality by 39% for kids under 5.—
Lauren Kent,
CNN Money,
4 Feb. 2026
Noun
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To be fair, the gentleman in the middle seat next to me did his best to not impinge on his neighbors, and the flight was fine.—
Roger Dooley,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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The gentleman on the seat in front of me on that plane was smoking (yes, kids, cigarettes were once permissible on airplanes) not one, but two, cigarettes that were nestled twixt three fingers on his left hand.—
Tyler Estep,
AJC.com,
28 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Kouri Richins, a Utah children’s book author and mother of three, is charged with murdering her husband, Eric Richins, in a case that has drawn intense scrutiny and widespread media attention.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
7 Feb. 2026
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Jon Ruben, a 76-year-old retired British veterinarian, was sentenced to 23 years and 10 months in prison on charges of child abuse after drugging boys with sedative-laden candy last year at a summer camp in England.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
7 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Boxer Imane Khelif admitted to having the SRY gene, located on the Y chromosome, which is found in biological males, and undergoing hormone treatments to lower testosterone levels ahead of the 2024 Olympics in an interview with the French sports publication L'Equipe.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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Who is missing in Indiana Amber alert Authorities are searching for 2-year-old Saxon Clemons, a white male described as being 2 feet 4 inches tall and weighing 30 pounds with blond hair and blue eyes.—
Jen Guadarrama,
IndyStar,
6 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The dude is unique, to say the least.—
Andrew P. Collins,
The Drive,
5 Feb. 2026
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True freshman Marco Jones is another one of those dudes who can just get at the QB.—
Tony Catalina,
Austin American Statesman,
4 Feb. 2026
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“Chap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chap. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.
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