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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
Piper Perabo delivers a heartbreaking portrayal of a mother whose desperation leads her to hold hostage the doctors who are responsible for her child’s care.
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Max Gao, Variety, 16 May 2025
Also, some parents are currently exempt from work requirements until their children are 18; that would change so only those caring for a dependent child under the age of 7 are exempt.
—Kevin Freking, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2025
Her colleagues have seen families struggle to care for a child with a severe brain injury, Boerwinkle told me, and everyone was wary of providing false hope.
—Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 16 May 2025
Volunteers of all ages will come together to fill backpacks with school supplies for Palm Beach County children at Title 1 schools.
—Jessica Tzikas, Sun Sentinel, 16 May 2025
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Max Gao, Variety, 16 May 2025
Also, some parents are currently exempt from work requirements until their children are 18; that would change so only those caring for a dependent child under the age of 7 are exempt.
—Kevin Freking, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2025
Her colleagues have seen families struggle to care for a child with a severe brain injury, Boerwinkle told me, and everyone was wary of providing false hope.
—Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 16 May 2025
Volunteers of all ages will come together to fill backpacks with school supplies for Palm Beach County children at Title 1 schools.
—Jessica Tzikas, Sun Sentinel, 16 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for child
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For Stowell, his wife and three kids, including his son who was younger than 10, entrance to Hollywood Studios cost $974.—
Julia Gomez,
USA Today,
14 May 2025
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The clinics will also include financial education resources for kids and families that will be delivered through the lens of basketball.—
Caroline Fitzgerald,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2025
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Olivia was the most popular girls name for the second year in a row, assigned to 231 infants.—
Mary Carole McCauley,
Baltimore Sun,
15 May 2025
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But a 2017 study found that even infants can distinguish between words in different languages.—
Leslie Garisto Pfaff,
Parents,
15 May 2025
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Polis also highlighted a unique concern: the CAIA deviates from traditional discrimination frameworks by prohibiting all discriminatory outcomes from AI systems, regardless of intent.—
Alonzo Martinez,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2025
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And while ear piercing is generally safe, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) lists several adverse outcomes to improper piercing and piercing care, such as infection at the piercing site, bloodstream infections, allergic reactions, cuts and tears, and keloid formation.—
Taylor Grothe,
Parents,
9 May 2025
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The preview also ends with a baby's cry, offering yet another possible plot clue.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
10 May 2025
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When Eleanor gives birth to a baby named Lily and—in Ruth’s eyes—proves unfit to care for her, Ruth decides to raise the girl alone.—
Sophia Stewart,
The Atlantic,
9 May 2025
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The result of those horrendous 1992 seasons placed the Patriots and Seahawks atop the 1993 NFL Draft.—
Jim Reineking,
USA Today,
13 May 2025
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For now, Ratcliffe’s arrival has provided an opportunity for the Glazers to step back from the day-to-day, shuffle slightly out of the spotlight, pocket a cool $151.5m each, and see whether a different hand at the tiller could reap better results on and off the pitch.—
Adam Crafton,
New York Times,
12 May 2025
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Changing buying habits Aeri Schwartz, a mother who comes to the store with her toddler once every few months, looked at a toy fire truck that cost $20.—
Natasha Chen,
CNN Money,
11 May 2025
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Half of all counties in Oregon, for example, qualify as child-care deserts for preschoolers, and thirty-five out of thirty-six counties in the state are child-care deserts for infants and toddlers, according to research out of Oregon State University.—
Jessica Winter,
New Yorker,
10 May 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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Finally, the resultant structure was coated in potassium hydroxide, which washes away less stable structures and leaves behind thousands of microscopic pores.—
Michael Franco,
New Atlas,
20 Dec. 2024
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The brother leaves the nameless infant in the woods to die, but tells his sister that the newborn died of natural causes and had to be buried.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
16 May 2025
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Also in the broader plan: extending expiring 2017 tax cuts, eliminating federal taxes on tips and overtime pay through 2028 and new savings accounts for newborns — but not a tax hike on the wealthy.—
Elizabeth Robinson,
NBC news,
13 May 2025
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“Child.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/child. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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