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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 baby
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
Continue reading … BUREAUCRACY BONFIRE — HHS wipes out 36,000 pages of ‘regulatory dark matter’ in child welfare office purge.
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FOXNews.com, 20 Feb. 2026
Ahead of me, a small child was walking, carrying a tiny plastic bag.
—Literary Hub, 20 Feb. 2026
Meta and Google go to trial over child safety — here’s what’s at stake.
—Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 29 Jan. 2026
These moments give children a sense of control over their lives while still maintaining structure.
—Janelle Jones, Parents, 28 Jan. 2026
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FOXNews.com, 20 Feb. 2026
Ahead of me, a small child was walking, carrying a tiny plastic bag.
—Literary Hub, 20 Feb. 2026
Meta and Google go to trial over child safety — here’s what’s at stake.
—Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 29 Jan. 2026
These moments give children a sense of control over their lives while still maintaining structure.
—Janelle Jones, Parents, 28 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for child
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The kids couldn’t receive direct messages from non-followers and algorithms would be adjusted so they couldn’t be targeted by specific advertisements.—
Carole Carlson,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Feb. 2026
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School nutrition staff and vendors use the event to test new recipes and get feedback from the very kids who will be eating them.—
AJ Willingham,
AJC.com,
18 Feb. 2026
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Among those released are a mother and her 6-month-old baby, who had been born in prison, the opposition said Thursday.—
Alessandra Freitas,
CNN Money,
20 Feb. 2026
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The baby was taken to Comer Children's Hospital, where she was pronounced dead.—
Jeramie Bizzle,
CBS News,
19 Feb. 2026
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The case, along with two others, has been selected as a bellwether trial, meaning its outcome could affect how thousands of similar lawsuits play out.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
19 Feb. 2026
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Rodriguez was the first of more than 1,500 individuals to file a civil case against the social media platforms; her suit’s outcome could depend in part on how the jury in Kaley’s suit decides.—
Clare Duffy,
CNN Money,
19 Feb. 2026
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Navratil’s efforts to boost performance at the struggling Swiss multinational have been hampered by a major infant formula recall.—
Hanna Ziady,
CNN Money,
19 Feb. 2026
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An infant and a man were rescued after winds blew them into the water at Belmont Harbor on Wednesday afternoon.—
Jeramie Bizzle,
CBS News,
19 Feb. 2026
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This results page was generated automatically using information from TinBu and a template written and reviewed by a USA Today editor.—
USA Today staff,
USA Today,
23 Feb. 2026
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Initial results have been modestly encouraging; interviews with world leaders like Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made news and garnered millions of views across The Economist’s social channels, as well as being available in its own app.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
23 Feb. 2026
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The Italian speedskater went viral, especially in Italy, for a post-victory interview where her toddler wore her gold medal and grabbed at the microphone.—
Emma Hinchliffe,
Fortune,
20 Feb. 2026
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This week, tackle common parenting problems—like how to get your toddler to actually enjoy eating their vegetables—with the help of these 'CoComelon' songs.—
Elisabeth Sherman,
Parents,
20 Feb. 2026
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The resultant mergers seem to be five times more likely to be found in quasars.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
13 Feb. 2026
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Disruption and pain resultant from competition could lead to growth in order to weather the competition.—
Torie Bosch,
STAT,
31 Jan. 2026
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Doug and Big Jane eventually retired down in San Antonio, close to their boys.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
18 Feb. 2026
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Around the same time, Bell Telephone hired teenage boys to work as switchboard operators, an obvious recipe for disaster.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
17 Feb. 2026
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“Child.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/child. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.
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