rug rats

plural of rug rat, slang

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for rug rats
Noun
  • Any infants experiencing symptoms should have their care provider contacted immediately.
    Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 9 Nov. 2025
  • The outbreak has sickened at least 13 infants in 10 states.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 9 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • People showed up in droves -- families, individuals, kids.
    Sean Clancy, Arkansas Online, 9 Nov. 2025
  • After the actress unveiled a new skincare line for kids on Thursday, there was a swift backlash online against the idea of little ones being taught to use face masks and the like at such an early age.
    Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • For example, toddlers will benefit from toys that encourage them to build gross motor skills and work on early speech and literacy skills.
    Anja Webb, Parents, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Nationally, Head Start serves roughly 750,000 infants, toddlers and preschool-age children, providing not just childcare and early learning but also free meals, health screenings and family support.
    The NPR Network, NPR, 6 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Then, abruptly, back to lightness, was a video showing a newborn’s heartwarming first encounter with the family dog.
    Lindsay Lowe, Parents, 8 Nov. 2025
  • Peter was driving when their car collided with the one carrying Carrie and her own newborn.
    Hunter Ingram, Variety, 8 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Among these studies, 12 post-approval studies included 3,646 neonates, newborns, infants and children.
    Dr. Jade Cobern, ABC News, 18 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • While rookies Nic Scourton and Princely Umanmielen have flashed, the trio of the two youngsters and Wonnum isn’t going to be enough for the home stretch.
    Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 28 Oct. 2025
  • The Penguins, who are strongly considering keeping the 18-year-old Kindel and the 19-year-old Brunicke in the NHL all season, don’t want the youngsters playing 82 games.
    Josh Yohe, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The hilarious hijinks that ensue are centered on a rugby-playing rascal whose initial interests in pulling chicks and working get-rich-quick schemes give way to a lifelong love of writing poetry in the post-Soviet-occupation era of the 1990s.
    Courtney Howard, Variety, 30 Oct. 2025
  • The baseball cliche is that chicks dig the long ball.
    Joe Kozlowski, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
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“Rug rats.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rug%20rats. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.

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