1
as in kid
a young person who is between infancy and adulthood
an imaginative animated film that appeals to adults as well as to children
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2
as in infant
a recently born person
wrapped the child in a blanket before taking him outside in the cold
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as in outcome
a condition or occurrence traceable to a cause
widespread stress is the child of the frenetic pace of the modern world
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Recent Examples of child
Rihanna and her children, Riot Rose Mayers and RZA Athelston Mayers, arrive in style at the Los Angeles premiere of Paramount Pictures' Smurfs on July 13.
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Toria Sheffield, People.com, 14 July 2025
That may involve preventing children from accessing the entire site or app, or only some parts or kinds of content.
—ArsTechnica, 14 July 2025
Central to his story is his birth on the dying planet Krypton and his arrival as an outsider to Kansas, and the creators of the comic, Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, are children of European Jewish immigrants.
—Conor Murray, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
Leaving could also result in a divorce or a custody battle over children that could take many years to untangle.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 1 July 2025
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Toria Sheffield, People.com, 14 July 2025
That may involve preventing children from accessing the entire site or app, or only some parts or kinds of content.
—ArsTechnica, 14 July 2025
Central to his story is his birth on the dying planet Krypton and his arrival as an outsider to Kansas, and the creators of the comic, Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, are children of European Jewish immigrants.
—Conor Murray, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
Leaving could also result in a divorce or a custody battle over children that could take many years to untangle.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 1 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for child
Noun
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Byron is reportedly married and shares two kids with his wife, who is not Cabot.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
24 July 2025
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In one photo, the former professional athlete could be seen towering over his kids and wearing a white matching set.—
Hannah Sacks,
People.com,
24 July 2025
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Blake’s parents, wife and infant daughter are joining him, while Swanson mentioned his whole family is tagging along.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
14 July 2025
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This program sequenced the genomes of 100,000 infants to screen for over 200 rare, treatable genetic conditions.—
William A. Haseltine,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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On a base level, the closure of the CPB, as an outcome of Congress clawing back its funding, weakens public media on a systemic level.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
1 Aug. 2025
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The Mets lead the Phillies by a half-game in the NL East; the outcome of that race will establish the difficulty of October’s path for New York.—
Tim Britton,
New York Times,
1 Aug. 2025
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Changes to Medicaid Texas' Medicaid population tends to be children, pregnant people or people who have had a baby less than 12 months ago, seniors in nursing homes or people with disabilities who are unable to work.—
Nicole Villalpando,
Austin American Statesman,
1 Aug. 2025
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The nonprofit focuses on the health of babies and mothers and monitors the ease of access to maternal care services.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
1 Aug. 2025
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The result is a scholar trained to solve problems no one has solved before.—
Leadership Brainery,
Forbes.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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Among the era’s ironies is that the winning number in one gambling racket was, for a time, produced honestly by the results of another.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
4 Aug. 2025
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According to The Guardian, citing court documents, the woman was 60 miles north of Auckland when the toddler was found in the suitcase.—
Taylor Ardrey,
USA Today,
4 Aug. 2025
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Dalton then allegedly went to work for eight hours, got back in his car, and drove to the daycare center to pick up the toddler.—
Sean Neumann,
People.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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After cooling, the resultant solid was ground into powder to produce the final pigment.—
Jay Kakade
June 14,
New Atlas,
14 June 2025
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Meanwhile caretakers are concerned with something that can be even more challenging to address: the psychological trauma resultant from years of abuse in captivity.—
Ryley Graham,
Smithsonian Magazine,
4 June 2025
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The dead included a newborn who was delivered in a complex surgery after his mother, who was seven months pregnant, was killed in a strike, according to the Nasser Hospital.—
Wafaa Shurafa,
Chicago Tribune,
28 July 2025
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In the first image, the newborn’s tiny foot is gently cradled by what appears to be both Pons and Guaynaa.—
Mitchell Peters,
Billboard,
27 July 2025
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“Child.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/child. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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