as a child

idiom

: when one was a child
I went there once as a child.

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The actress made her big-screen debut 15 years ago in 2010's True Grit, a breakout performance that earned her an Oscar nomination as a child star. Benjamin Vanhoose, People.com, 31 Mar. 2025 After being gifted a laptop as a child, Chaudhari (who likes to be known as Nick), has been obsessed with movie culture and amateur video editing. Jake Kanter, Deadline, 28 Mar. 2025 Batson, a Nashville native who moved to Alabama as a child, got an introduction to music at an early age. Pam Windsor, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025 Cavallo had always identified with male characters in the bedtime stories her parents read to her as a child. Ashleigh N. Deluca, Parents, 27 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for as a child

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“As a child.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/as%20a%20child. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.

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