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The panicked girl tried to relay that her only child, Avery Russell, had been bitten by dogs.
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Laura A. Bischoff, USA Today, 6 Apr. 2025
Raising an only child doesn’t mean raising a lonely child.
—Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 5 Apr. 2025
The author is also a mother to Solange Knowles, who has her only child, Daniel ‘Julez’ Smith Jr.
Tina was named the inaugural Mother of the Year honoree at the Billboard Women in Music Awards.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 2 Apr. 2025
In 1870, Crumpler gave birth to her only child, a daughter named Lizzie Sinclair Crumpler who likely didn’t survive into adulthood.
—Ella Jeffries, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Mar. 2025
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Laura A. Bischoff, USA Today, 6 Apr. 2025
Raising an only child doesn’t mean raising a lonely child.
—Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 5 Apr. 2025
The author is also a mother to Solange Knowles, who has her only child, Daniel ‘Julez’ Smith Jr.
Tina was named the inaugural Mother of the Year honoree at the Billboard Women in Music Awards.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 2 Apr. 2025
In 1870, Crumpler gave birth to her only child, a daughter named Lizzie Sinclair Crumpler who likely didn’t survive into adulthood.
—Ella Jeffries, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Mar. 2025
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“Only child.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/only%20child. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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