RUG RATS Synonyms: 82 Similar and Opposite Words

rug rats

noun

plural of rug rat, slang

as in preschoolers

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Noun

Another is the contagion risk posed by having an unvaccinated child in a waiting room alongside infants and kids with immunodeficiencies.

— Eric Boodman, STAT, 3 Sep. 2026
If the mother was not vaccinated, infants younger than 8 months should recieve nirsevimab, which is not a vaccine but a monoclonal antibody shot.

— Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of infants

Noun

The passage about the group of hippies going out to the pueblo and giving the Native kids LSD and hooking up on the tribe’s sacred ground until they get run off is priceless.

— Maggie McGowan, The New York Review of Books, 5 Sep. 2026
Each year, Kenny Wilson and her husband pile their two kids into the car and drive hours from her Texas home to a cruise port in Galveston.

— Alex Harring, CNBC, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of kids

Noun

The Ramones’ appeal and fame crosses genders and ages, as onstage vocal guests — and an audience that included toddlers on shoulders — proved.

— Katherine Turman, Rolling Stone, 31 Aug. 2026
There’s a toy section, too, with options for toddlers, teens and adults.

— Samantha Gowen, Oc Register, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of toddlers

Noun

Last week, a reporter for the Atlantic interviewed the parents of the newborn.

— Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2026
More and more now, parents were refusing the routine vitamin K shot given to newborns to help their blood clot, and doctors were starting to see babies hemorrhaging because of it.

— Eric Boodman, STAT, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of newborn

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Up to 25 players can be registered on the ‘A’ list for the Conference League, while an unlimited number of youngsters are allowed on the back-up ‘B’ list.

— Andy Naylor, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Alongside him on Saturday was Francis Onyeka, a Leverkusen player on loan facing his own club, one of three youngsters on loan in the squad.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of youngsters

Noun

Many tuned in to the nonstop livestream of Jackie’s nest — often daily — to watch her and her mate Shadow weather freezing winter storms, protect their eggs and dote on fuzzy chicks.

— Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026
For the first time, the aquarium is sharing with ABC News the names of two of the newest chicks, Chip and Boyd.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Sep. 2026

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