1
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
In a meta wink, True Whitaker — daughter of Forest — plays Alani, the child of a famous actor content with an obviously fake job at his production company; Charlie (Jordan Firstman, another savant of front-facing video) is a stylist who mostly spends his days managing the ego of various pop stars.
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Alison Herman, Variety, 30 Oct. 2025
The motivation behind both Meyer-Harley’s and Sterling’s campaigns reflects wider concerns over children’s access to literature, particularly as states continue to adopt new restrictions.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
The National Alliance for Caregiving provides specific guides for memory loss, mental illness and people caring for seriously ill children.
—Kat McGowan, NPR, 18 Oct. 2025
Her work also includes connecting children with tutoring and mentorship opportunities to ease their transition into U.S. schools.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 18 Oct. 2025
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Alison Herman, Variety, 30 Oct. 2025
The motivation behind both Meyer-Harley’s and Sterling’s campaigns reflects wider concerns over children’s access to literature, particularly as states continue to adopt new restrictions.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
The National Alliance for Caregiving provides specific guides for memory loss, mental illness and people caring for seriously ill children.
—Kat McGowan, NPR, 18 Oct. 2025
Her work also includes connecting children with tutoring and mentorship opportunities to ease their transition into U.S. schools.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 18 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for child
Noun
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The kids' club received an overhaul in 2018.—
Jacqui Gifford,
Travel + Leisure,
31 Oct. 2025
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Proving that moms will do anything for their kids, Kim Kardashian joined North to dress up as her favorite TikTok stars, Jay Guapõ and Pink Cardigan.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025
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This series covers food and beverages, personal care, beauty, household care, home goods, baby and kids, pets and so much more.—
Adam Mills,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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But babies, people with weakened immune systems, and those with chronic lung conditions are more likely to get seriously sick, developing illnesses like bronchiolitis or pneumonia.—
Evan Moore
November 5,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Nov. 2025
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Further details about the outcome of the investigation have not yet been released.—
Jessica Lynch,
Billboard,
31 Oct. 2025
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The family factor Though the researchers tried to weed out confounding factors in the study, some affected the outcomes regardless.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
31 Oct. 2025
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The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children, or WIC, offers food benefits, breastfeeding services and nutrition education to 65,000 Arkansas women, infants and children younger than five.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
26 Oct. 2025
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The infant could be heard making sounds of struggling to breathe as the officers continued CPR.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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One year after taking the helm, Niccol’s restructuring plan – including menu pare-back as well as store closures and remodeling – has shown mixed results.—
John Liu,
CNN Money,
5 Nov. 2025
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In this edition, CW looks at Tuesday's election results.—
Newsweek Staff,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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The all-inclusive resort also has an extensive activities program and kids programming for babies and toddlers, elementary schoolers, and teens.—
Beth Luberecki,
USA Today,
4 Nov. 2025
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Weeks after the wedding and amid breakup news, Bloom and Perry were seen hanging out with the newlywed couple on a yacht with their toddler Daisy Dove.—
Lea Veloso,
StyleCaster,
4 Nov. 2025
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Researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in the US developed a thermochemical conversion process that doesn’t require the resultant fuel to be blended with fossil fuels.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Oct. 2025
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Moyes and assistant McKinlay both remonstrated with the fourth official at the resultant flash of a yellow card.—
Patrick Boyland,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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In the late 1990s and early 2000s, four boys for every one girl was diagnosed with autism.—
Joshua Anbar,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
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Prosecutors said Montejano pretended to be a teenage boy on Snapchat, asked the girls to meet him in a public area at the apartment complex before forcing the girls into his apartment.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Child.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/child. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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