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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
Her paintings preserve a child’s unguarded but uncomprehending view of depravity.
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Ben Davis, The New York Review of Books, 25 Apr. 2026
The jury also found that Esperanza-Pacheco committed a forcible lewd act upon a child during the commission of a first-degree residential burglary, prosecutors said.
—Jason Green, Mercury News, 25 Apr. 2026
The children—Larysa was thirteen; Oleh was nine—were in bed.
—Lizzie Johnson, New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2026
As a mom of two children, choosing vaccination is an opportunity to reduce the risk of serious illness for our children in the future.
—Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2026
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Ben Davis, The New York Review of Books, 25 Apr. 2026
The jury also found that Esperanza-Pacheco committed a forcible lewd act upon a child during the commission of a first-degree residential burglary, prosecutors said.
—Jason Green, Mercury News, 25 Apr. 2026
The children—Larysa was thirteen; Oleh was nine—were in bed.
—Lizzie Johnson, New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2026
As a mom of two children, choosing vaccination is an opportunity to reduce the risk of serious illness for our children in the future.
—Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for child
Noun
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Jesus never talked about children or the elderly and wisely remained a bachelor with no kids but did date casually and was apparently very good-looking.—
John Kenney,
New Yorker,
23 Apr. 2026
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But the status quo is upended by the arrival of Kyra Marshall (Anika Noni Rose), a woman with young kids who wants a stop sign for safety reasons.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Apr. 2026
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Oh, but there’s an old woman and a baby up there.—
John Kenney,
New Yorker,
23 Apr. 2026
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By the time of her last family photo on Easter, the 5-pound, 2-ounce baby in that early snapshot was standing almost up to her father’s chin, an 11-year-old a full head taller than all of her siblings.—
Lauren Mascarenhas,
CNN Money,
23 Apr. 2026
Noun
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And yet the outcome was the same.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
23 Apr. 2026
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That is a different standard than most organizations work under now, where outcomes can be explained, softened or deferred with the right language.—
Richard P. Weigand,
Rolling Stone,
22 Apr. 2026
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Kennedy’s argument in the hearing—and his book—is that improvements in nutrition, hygiene, and sanitation led to large declines in infant and child deaths during the 20th century—not vaccines.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
23 Apr. 2026
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The virus primarily affects infants and young children, but there have also been outbreaks in elderly populations, such as nursing homes.—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
23 Apr. 2026
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The end result was far from what the client had envisioned.—
Catherine Santino,
PEOPLE,
20 Apr. 2026
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The result looks a bit like the internet sensation the Crooked Man, who exercises his left trapezius and nothing else.—
Zachary Fine,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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Some 19 minutes into the match, the Rapids’ Josh Atencio was whistled for a tripping call in the Miami box that was so soft, a toddler could’ve slept on it.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
19 Apr. 2026
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By the time Noemi Guzman held a toddler at knifepoint in front of a Nebraska Walmart, the 31-year-old woman had struggled with mental illness for several years of her life.—
Selina Guevara,
NBC news,
19 Apr. 2026
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The resultant lift the craft exhibited is probably the first instance of plane taking off vertically.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
7 Apr. 2026
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The resultant device blends fast discharge speeds with massive storage capacity, holding up to 25 times more energy per kilogram than conventional versions.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Mar. 2026
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The two boys look at each other and then take three snailish steps toward the open window of the Lincoln, the older with his arm flung horizontal like hazard tape across his brother's chest.—
Danielle Parker,
CBS News,
21 Apr. 2026
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Naqvi, a poster-boy of late-20th-century globalization, was a notable standard-bearer for this mission.—
Hettie O'Brien,
The Dial,
21 Apr. 2026
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“Child.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/child. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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