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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
He is married with two children.
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Arkansas Online, 5 Sep. 2025
The documentary also features interviews with many of Candy's family members (including his wife and children), childhood friends, and many collaborators, including Bill Murray, Tom Hanks, Catherine O'Hara, Dan Aykroyd, Eugene Levy, and Andrea Martin, and even Spaceballs director Mel Brooks.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Sep. 2025
The bill, which would ban members, their spouses, and dependent children from individual stock trading, combines several pieces of legislation that have been introduced in the lower chamber.
—Hailey Bullis, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
Lubbock County Sheriff's deputies responded to a report of an unresponsive child in the family’s home on July 11, 2021, around 4 p.m. local time, according to an arrest warrant obtained by KLBK at the time.
—Toria Sheffield, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
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Arkansas Online, 5 Sep. 2025
The documentary also features interviews with many of Candy's family members (including his wife and children), childhood friends, and many collaborators, including Bill Murray, Tom Hanks, Catherine O'Hara, Dan Aykroyd, Eugene Levy, and Andrea Martin, and even Spaceballs director Mel Brooks.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Sep. 2025
The bill, which would ban members, their spouses, and dependent children from individual stock trading, combines several pieces of legislation that have been introduced in the lower chamber.
—Hailey Bullis, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
Lubbock County Sheriff's deputies responded to a report of an unresponsive child in the family’s home on July 11, 2021, around 4 p.m. local time, according to an arrest warrant obtained by KLBK at the time.
—Toria Sheffield, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for child
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The photos of her kids come shortly after Stormi filmed her first commercial alongside her mom for Kylie Cosmetics.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
5 Sep. 2025
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Expect sing-alongs, dances, interactive crafts and 10 enchanting performances designed to captivate kids and parents alike.—
Tiffani Jackson Skinner,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Sep. 2025
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She is charged with abuse of a corpse, tampering with physical evidence, and concealing the birth of an infant, the Lexington Police Department said in a news release.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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Drummond is blamed for the deaths of the parents, grandmother and uncle of an infant found abandoned in a home's front yard in rural west Tennessee.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Sep. 2025
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Unwavering loyalty Schrandt told ABC News that any deportations to Afghanistan are an unacceptable outcome.—
Chris Boccia,
ABC News,
5 Sep. 2025
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The cumulative effect is fewer community judgments and more private, judicial and legislative control over outcomes.—
Richard Lorren Jolly,
The Conversation,
5 Sep. 2025
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The patient − a baby raccoon − was sloshed.—
Michael Collins,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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With the demon defeated and the haunting over, the Warrens get to experience something of a happily ever after, living to experience Judy’s wedding and see their daughter have her own baby.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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The result is that the field of ketamine therapy goes unregulated.—
Rachel Hale,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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Police have not indicated whether the test results have come back, who owns the dogs or if there are more dogs possibly being investigated.—
Devoun Cetoute,
Miami Herald,
10 Sep. 2025
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From a minimalist metal frame to a toddler-worthy reading nook, the best lofted beds ensure your room can serve as so much more than just a place to sleep.—
Kate McGregor,
Architectural Digest,
10 Sep. 2025
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Lessons from Quebec’s universal childcare model show that access without quality controls can yield mixed outcomes, especially for infants and toddlers.—
Jennifer Jay Palumbo,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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The resultant casualty levels were stunning.—
Jack Sheehan
September 4,
Literary Hub,
4 Sep. 2025
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This pace of growth means that every new generation of AI comes with an order-of-magnitude increase in energy, water demand and the resultant CO2 impact.—
Dianne Plummer,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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The 60-second spot will also appear on social media and via broadband outlets, Families will be invited to share photos of newborns on Instagram or TikTok for a chance to win a year’s supply of diapers.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
5 Sep. 2025
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This occurs for newborns – those less than a day old – as well as older infants – those 1 month to 1 year old.—
Brad Greenwood,
The Conversation,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Child.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/child. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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