rug rat

Definition of rug ratnext
slang

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of rug rat Third row seats are best left for rug rats, or folded. cleveland, 22 Feb. 2020 Your standard maternal protagonist is not dropping a trail of pacifiers behind her, swilling goblets of red wine the minute her rug rats are in bed, and secretly vaping in the linen closet? Chloe Schama, Vogue, 14 May 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rug rat
Noun
  • After receiving medication, the preschooler appeared to be sleeping peacefully on his mother's chest.
    Nicky Zizaza, CBS News, 8 June 2026
  • No preschooler suctioned to my side.
    Alexandra Oliva June 1, Literary Hub, 1 June 2026
Noun
  • According to the government, the other minor was excluded as a contributor.
    Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 3 June 2026
  • Ryan Josue Rojas, 20, of Herriman, Utah, was arraigned Sunday on one count of accosting a minor for immoral purposes, Michigan State Police said.
    Joseph Buczek, CBS News, 1 June 2026
Noun
  • No, rest is for the lazy, the Caucasian adolescent, the indolent, the indulgent—until the age of thirty.
    Taiye Selasi, New Yorker, 31 May 2026
  • Gadd gained almost 90 pounds to play adult Ruben (Stuart Campbell in flashbacks), the fractured older-brother figure of Niall (Jamie Bell as an adult; Mitchell Robertson as an adolescent), while their mothers date each other.
    Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 14 May 2026
Noun
  • The emotional service and burial come after the Wellesley church held a vigil for the two young elementary school students — Kai was a second grader and Ella was a kindergartener, both at Schofield Elementary School — in April, according to NBC 10 Boston.
    Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 16 May 2026
  • Our program, by contrast, automatically enrolls every public school kindergartener, regardless of their citizenship or immigration status, unless their family opts out.
    Debra-Ellen Glickstein, New York Daily News, 20 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Ghosts of Iraqi Freedom A few days after my ride across town, on April 7, a rocket fired by militiamen landed in an empty room in a house in my neighborhood, and another killed an eight-year-old schoolboy named Siraj in nearby al-Amiriyah.
    Nabil Salih, Time, 26 May 2026
  • The accordionist stomped sideways under the stage lights, sweat running down his temples, looking like Angus Young sans schoolboy shorts.
    Katie Thornton, Harpers Magazine, 26 May 2026
Noun
  • Would that every schoolchild could stand on the grassy knoll for a quiet minute, pondering the imponderables.
    Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 26 May 2026
  • Provincial transport department official Siboniso Duma said in a statement that 11 people, including a schoolchild, died at the scene, although that was according to preliminary information.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 30 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • In North Carolina, for example, infant classrooms generally require one teacher for every five babies.
    Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 11 June 2026
  • During the final weeks of her life, the infant was taken off the top of the transplant list twice due to complications related to her VSD.
    Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 10 June 2026
Noun
  • The agency notes that the wipes are predominantly used on newborns, infants, and young children, who are particularly vulnerable to infections due to their immature immune systems.
    Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 8 June 2026
  • After this, the team came to the conclusion that the village needed a women’s health center where mothers and newborns could stay for up to 72 hours.
    Imani Cruzen, Twin Cities, 7 June 2026

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“Rug rat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rug%20rat. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.

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