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Who is Jayne Mansfield? Mansfield was born Vera Jayne Palmer on April 19, 1933, in Bryn Mawr, Pa. — the only child of Herbert William Palmer, an attorney, and Vera Jeffrey Palmer — and grew up dreaming of Hollywood stardom.
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Randall Colburn, EW.com, 28 June 2025
Smith, the only child of Solange Knowles, walked the show with his grandmother supporting him from her front row seat.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 27 June 2025
Mamdani is Nair’s only child with husband, writer and political scientist Mahmood Mamdani.
—Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 27 June 2025
In the late 1800s, two child psychologists coined the term only child syndrome to describe the negative traits that their research showed only children often possess, including being spoiled, selfish, maladjusted, and anti-social.
—Liz Hammond, Vogue, 11 June 2025
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Randall Colburn, EW.com, 28 June 2025
Smith, the only child of Solange Knowles, walked the show with his grandmother supporting him from her front row seat.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 27 June 2025
Mamdani is Nair’s only child with husband, writer and political scientist Mahmood Mamdani.
—Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 27 June 2025
In the late 1800s, two child psychologists coined the term only child syndrome to describe the negative traits that their research showed only children often possess, including being spoiled, selfish, maladjusted, and anti-social.
—Liz Hammond, Vogue, 11 June 2025
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“Only child.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/only%20child. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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