rug rat

slang

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Recent Examples of rug rat Third row seats are best left for rug rats, or folded. cleveland, 22 Feb. 2020 Your standard maternal protagonist is not dropping a trail of pacifiers behind her, swilling goblets of red wine the minute her rug rats are in bed, and secretly vaping in the linen closet? Chloe Schama, Vogue, 14 May 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rug rat
Noun
  • The program is designed for preschoolers, but children of all ages are welcome. —Portraits of the Past, 10 a.m. May 3.
    Joe Rassel, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 Apr. 2025
  • Members turned an empty lot nearby into a nature play area for preschoolers with vegetables and native plants.
    Catrin Einhorn, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Adam Brown, who once worked for the city’s Law Department, was busted April 10 for third-degree rape, patronizing a minor for prostitution and endangering the welfare of a child.
    Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 21 Apr. 2025
  • Both lawmakers saw that bill as an effort to bring the current state law banning minors from accessing physical copies of pornography into the 21st century.
    Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 19 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • In addition, a summer camp is offered for teens and adolescents.
    Myrna Petlicki, Chicago Tribune, 18 Apr. 2025
  • It was used to study the impact of puberty blockers on adolescents' health.
    Alissa Widman Neese, Axios, 8 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Runge said outbreaks are still emerging because vaccination levels have dropped in the U.S. During the 2023-24 school year, 92.7% of kindergartners received the MMR vaccine, according to CDC data.
    Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 25 Apr. 2025
  • In Virginia, about 95% of kindergartners are fully vaccinated.
    Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 19 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Flintoff returned to screen last year for the second series of Field of Dreams, following his experiences taking a group of schoolboys and inspiring them with a series of cricket tutorials.
    Caroline Frost, Deadline, 12 Apr. 2025
  • Max Harris, a 14-year-old schoolboy from Gnosall, near Stafford, was in the front row of the Cobbold Stand when Jorgen Strand Larsen bundled home the goal that earned Wolves a 2-1 win and 12-point advantage over the relegation zone with seven games remaining.
    Steve Madeley, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • In a Monday statement, Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Sun Weidong said China and Japan were working toward a constructive and stable relationship, and expressed his regret over the death of the Japanese schoolchild.
    Stephanie Yang, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2024
  • Louisiana just enthusiastically passed a law designed to convert every schoolchild in the state to Christianity.
    Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 24 June 2024
Noun
  • John Mulaney opens up about life with infant son Malcolm during Hollywood Bowl show John Mulaney tour dates See if John Mulaney is headed to your city: Need a break?
    Julie Hinds, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2025
  • While looking through his phone, police allegedly found photos of the baby’s genitals and a video of the infant being digitally penetrated, according to the complaint.
    Nicole Acosta, People.com, 21 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The DTaP vaccine, given in childhood, is 90% effective, and the Tdap vaccine administered to pregnant women in the third trimester reduces pertussis cases in newborns by 77%.
    Amar Duggirala, Baltimore Sun, 23 Apr. 2025
  • In addition, the draft budget calls for terminating an array of HHS initiatives dedicated to helping families with newborns and young children.
    Jenny Gold, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2025

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“Rug rat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rug%20rat. Accessed 2 May. 2025.

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