rug rat
noun
plural rug rats
informal
: a young child
There is something about Christmas that requires a rug rat. Little kids make Christmas fun. I wonder if we could rent one for the holidays.—
Laurie Halse Anderson
Laurie Halse AndersonAn exciting career, a beautiful home, a second half as sexy as Ryan Reynolds, and eventually, some rug rats. This is the modern definition of having it all …—Jessica Knoll
Jessica Knoll"Me, Gloria, and Savannah'll help you do everything but breast-feed the little rug rat when it's born."—Terry McMillan
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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
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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
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“Rug rat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rug%20rat. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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