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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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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
The brutal murder of these young children has shocked our state.
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Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 8 June 2025
Some 37,000 Ukrainians, including civilians, children and members of the military, are officially recognized as missing.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 8 June 2025
The Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, the main opposition party, is pushing to also allow the government to selectively grant royal status to the husbands and children of princesses.
—Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 8 June 2025
Another victim was 27-year-old Mary Reiner, who had just returned home after giving birth to her first child.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
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Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 8 June 2025
Some 37,000 Ukrainians, including civilians, children and members of the military, are officially recognized as missing.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 8 June 2025
The Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, the main opposition party, is pushing to also allow the government to selectively grant royal status to the husbands and children of princesses.
—Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 8 June 2025
Another victim was 27-year-old Mary Reiner, who had just returned home after giving birth to her first child.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for child
Noun
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The products range from food to kitchen items and kids' jewelry, and the recalls affect Kroger locations and its subsidiary stores nationwide.—
Alia Shoaib,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 June 2025
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Well, all but Prince Harry, his wife, Meghan Markle, and their two kids.—
Lissete Lanuza Sáenz,
StyleCaster,
6 June 2025
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By the time Arturo was a toddler and Iris an infant, the family had settled full time in Oxford.—
Rebecca Mead,
New Yorker,
9 June 2025
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The goal is for the endowment to help pay the costs to create 16,000 spaces for preschool, infants, and toddlers by 2030.—
Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
8 June 2025
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In these chaotic times, a lot of outcomes boil down to a very simple thing – trust.—
John Werner,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2025
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His mother, who felt that the men might escape from Guatemala’s notoriously dysfunctional prison system, considered capital punishment the safest outcome.—
Jonathan Blitzer,
New Yorker,
14 June 2025
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If the bill passes, these savings accounts will be funded by the federal government and will provide each baby born between January 1, 2025, and December 31, 2028, with $1,000.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2025
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He was detained on the Greek island of Skiathos on Friday afternoon, just days after the bodies of the baby girl and the woman believed to be her mother were found in Villa Pamphili, one of the busiest parks in the Italian capital.—
Muri Assunção,
New York Daily News,
14 June 2025
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With results showing that only just over half of immigrants intend to stay in Germany permanently, the report signals trouble for Europe’s largest economy which is already struggling with historic labor shortages.—
Frey Lindsay,
Forbes.com,
17 June 2025
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Per a memo from the fall on the bid results for the project, this summer’s renovation, the project’s first phase, will entail equipment replacement in the freshman wing, as well as adding air conditioning in the gymnasium area.—
Molly Morrow,
Chicago Tribune,
17 June 2025
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Another photo included the relaxed toddler lounging on a cozy chair in his Timberlands and faded brown shorts.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
17 June 2025
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Authorities believe the toddler darted into the parking lot in front of a Jeep, Assistant Chief Terranova Smith told WTOC.—
Tanasia Kenney,
Miami Herald,
16 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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Show how data from customers/employees contributes to product innovations; present plans for sharing resultant value. 2.—
James Felton Keith,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
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The center ensures proper nourishment for newborns in critical condition, including many born prematurely.—
Maryanne Murray Buechner,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2025
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The new parents announced their son’s arrival a few days after his birth, sharing a joint Instagram post with a photo of the newborn sleeping next to a wooden sign.—
Jacqueline Weiss,
People.com,
6 June 2025
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“Child.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/child. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.
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