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An only child, North was born in Los Angeles on Aug. 3, 1951.
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Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 6 Apr. 2025
My spouse, an only child, remembers figuring out how to play catch by himself in the backyard.
—Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 5 Apr. 2025
The musician spoke about his upbringing in which he was raised as an only child by a single mother.
—Marina Watts, People.com, 2 Apr. 2025
Voletta’s only child was Wallace, aka Biggie Smalls.
—Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 12 Mar. 2025
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Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 6 Apr. 2025
My spouse, an only child, remembers figuring out how to play catch by himself in the backyard.
—Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 5 Apr. 2025
The musician spoke about his upbringing in which he was raised as an only child by a single mother.
—Marina Watts, People.com, 2 Apr. 2025
Voletta’s only child was Wallace, aka Biggie Smalls.
—Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 12 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for only child
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“Only child.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/only%20child. Accessed 10 Apr. 2025.
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