RUG RATS Synonyms: 82 Similar and Opposite Words

rug rats

noun

plural of rug rat, slang

as in preschoolers

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Noun

Other infants bleed into their stomachs or intestines, or other parts of the body.

— Dr. Jade Cobern, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2026
Union’s clinics also are offering vaccinations for infants earlier than normally scheduled, as health experts advise in areas experiencing measles outbreaks.

— Peter Smith, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of infants

Noun

Two kids inside a Detroit home during a fire late Saturday morning were evacuated from the residence by firefighters, according to the city's fire department.

— CBS News, CBS News, 8 Nov. 2026
Set the scene Set right on Seven Mile Beach, the sprawling Ritz-Carlton property is a playground for global jetsetters, families with older kids, and even celebrated chefs during the hotel’s annual Cayman Cookout.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of kids

Noun

From toddlers to teenagers, products are engineered around instant rewards, compulsive engagement, and habit formation.

— Amy L. Kennedy, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2026
However, after nearly three years, the foster parents were recently forced to say goodbye, following a judge’s ruling that MaryBeth and her husband, Bob Lewis, were the toddlers’ legal parents.

— Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of toddlers

Noun

Kristin and Fletch also had a newborn to care for while trying to keep the project moving.

— Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 31 Oct. 2026
In August, a fire triggered by an exploding air conditioner killed 14 newborns in a nursery at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences in Islamabad.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of newborn

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In the neighborhoods near Camping World Stadium, academic struggles often begin early, with most youngsters starting kindergarten ill-prepared for their first reading lessons.

— Michael Cuglietta, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Nov. 2026
And the hope is that the intensified focus will produce a stronger buy-in from a locker room filled with youngsters who are seemingly starting to gain confidence, and therefore, execute at a higher level.

— Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of youngsters

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The difference between West and Brody is that Brody definitely would have beaten me up in high school, whereas West joined the Gay-Straight Alliance to score points with chicks.

— Brian Moylan, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2026
As researchers explained in a British Ornithologists’ Union blog post, the chicks had never flown farther than the entrances to their burrows, fed themselves or seen the open ocean before leaving the island.

— Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2026

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