rug rats

plural of rug rat, slang

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for rug rats
Noun
  • State regulations require specific teacher-to-child ratios, and those ratios become especially demanding with infants and toddlers.
    Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 11 June 2026
  • Two men who say they were injured by the procedure as infants want Colorado’s law forbidding female genital mutilation to also prohibit male circumcision.
    Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 10 June 2026
Noun
  • A little play tent with a play campfire had been thoughtfully set up for my kids in the living room.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 June 2026
  • Yeah, the kids really want that, like ‘90s, Y2K kind of vibe.
    Deputy Entertainment, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026
Noun
  • State regulations require specific teacher-to-child ratios, and those ratios become especially demanding with infants and toddlers.
    Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 11 June 2026
  • By the final trial, more than half the dogs and nearly half the toddlers indicated the object’s location, and some also brought it to the caregiver.
    Anirban Mukhopadhyay, Scientific American, 10 June 2026
Noun
  • While existing law prevents health care providers from providing gender affirming procedures for minors, the bill would bar them from performing, attempting to perform, or referring a minor for this care.
    Emma Murphy, Oklahoma Voice, 31 Mar. 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
Noun
  • There have been publications about nicotine transmission and neonates after blood transfusion.
    Torie Bosch, STAT, 1 June 2026
  • For studies measuring neonates’ looking time at faces, this included 667 infants, half of them boys and half of them girls.
    Lise Eliot, The Conversation, 20 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Receiver This unit doesn’t have a single player who would start for another NFL team, and while some of the youngsters have the talent to blossom into top-shelf receivers, the on-field production wasn’t there during the offseason program.
    Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 12 June 2026
  • As these 50 million or so American youngsters (about 2 billion globally) begin to make their mark on the culture, Is your marketing department at least as savvy as an 8th grader?
    Greg Petro, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
Noun
  • The two surviving chicks were later named Sunny and Gizmo after 54,000 names were submitted by fans.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 4 June 2026
  • Hummingbirds Are Busy Raising Young Hummingbirds focus on building nests and raising chicks in the late spring and summer.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 1 June 2026
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“Rug rats.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rug%20rats. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.

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