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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
The brutal murder of these young children has shocked our state.
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Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 8 June 2025
Some 37,000 Ukrainians, including civilians, children and members of the military, are officially recognized as missing.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 8 June 2025
The Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, the main opposition party, is pushing to also allow the government to selectively grant royal status to the husbands and children of princesses.
—Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 8 June 2025
Another victim was 27-year-old Mary Reiner, who had just returned home after giving birth to her first child.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
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Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 8 June 2025
Some 37,000 Ukrainians, including civilians, children and members of the military, are officially recognized as missing.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 8 June 2025
The Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, the main opposition party, is pushing to also allow the government to selectively grant royal status to the husbands and children of princesses.
—Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 8 June 2025
Another victim was 27-year-old Mary Reiner, who had just returned home after giving birth to her first child.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for child
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To date, Victoria’s Voice Foundation has positively impacted over 1.5 million parents and children through its education programs, including one designed to help parents recognize the warning signs of risk and drug use in their kids — the very signs David and I missed so many years ago.—
Jackie Siegel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
6 June 2025
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The products range from food to kitchen items and kids' jewelry, and the recalls affect Kroger locations and its subsidiary stores nationwide.—
Alia Shoaib,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 June 2025
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By the time Arturo was a toddler and Iris an infant, the family had settled full time in Oxford.—
Rebecca Mead,
New Yorker,
9 June 2025
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The goal is for the endowment to help pay the costs to create 16,000 spaces for preschool, infants, and toddlers by 2030.—
Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
8 June 2025
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Her relationship may have been seen as the ideal outcome of inner work, so its collapse may have felt disappointing, like a blow to their healing process.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
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But the volatility and timing of rate changes will depend on the outcome of the ongoing legal challenges to President Donald Trump’s tariffs and on possible capacity changes related to the introduction of the U.S. port docking fees on Chinese ships, which are uncertain.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
2 June 2025
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In this state of mind, the entrepreneur views their business as their baby, sacrificing everything to ensure their company succeeds.—
Hanneke Antonelli,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
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If pregnant women are vaccinated, their babies get some protection against COVID-19.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
2 June 2025
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The result is more of a finer bar-and-grill — note that’s the new name — with dinners for $20-$40.—
Bud Kennedy,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 June 2025
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Who's to say Patrick Schwarzenegger couldn't be the result of a frozen embryo leftover from the original experiment that produced the original twins?—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
5 June 2025
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Garcia hadn’t seen the toddler since May 28 and had reported him and Abarca as missing on Sunday.—
Mike Hendricks,
Kansas City Star,
5 June 2025
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The former Migos rapper’s posts followed images of both young Wave, 3, and Diggs, 31, going viral, with fans of the Atlanta artist making note of the toddler and NFL baller’s similar hairstyles.—
Jessica Bennett,
VIBE.com,
5 June 2025
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Meanwhile caretakers are concerned with something that can be even more challenging to address: the psychological trauma resultant from years of abuse in captivity.—
Ryley Graham,
Smithsonian Magazine,
4 June 2025
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Show how data from customers/employees contributes to product innovations; present plans for sharing resultant value. 2.—
James Felton Keith,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
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The center ensures proper nourishment for newborns in critical condition, including many born prematurely.—
Maryanne Murray Buechner,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2025
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The new parents announced their son’s arrival a few days after his birth, sharing a joint Instagram post with a photo of the newborn sleeping next to a wooden sign.—
Jacqueline Weiss,
People.com,
6 June 2025
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“Child.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/child. Accessed 16 Jun. 2025.
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