1
as in kid
a young person who is between infancy and adulthood
an imaginative animated film that appeals to adults as well as to children
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2
as in infant
a recently born person
wrapped the child in a blanket before taking him outside in the cold
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as in outcome
a condition or occurrence traceable to a cause
widespread stress is the child of the frenetic pace of the modern world
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Recent Examples of child
Ahead of the new policy, an agency spokesperson confirmed on Wednesday that all claim types can still be completed over the telephone, including retirement, survivor and spousal or children’s benefits.
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Lorie Konish, CNBC, 9 Apr. 2025
The Baby Memory Book $22 Amazon The oldest child is lucky, because a lot of new moms still have the time and energy to devote to something like a baby book.
—Brigitt Earley, Glamour, 9 Apr. 2025
By embracing the power of breath, parents not only calm their children but also foster a deeper sense of connection and understanding.
—Michelle Stansbury, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
As the film opens, a matter-of-fact, unemotional voice shares statistics about children living with poverty, parental abuse and alcoholism in the United States, as the numbers flash in simple white text on a black screen.
—Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 30 Mar. 2025
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Lorie Konish, CNBC, 9 Apr. 2025
The Baby Memory Book $22 Amazon The oldest child is lucky, because a lot of new moms still have the time and energy to devote to something like a baby book.
—Brigitt Earley, Glamour, 9 Apr. 2025
By embracing the power of breath, parents not only calm their children but also foster a deeper sense of connection and understanding.
—Michelle Stansbury, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
As the film opens, a matter-of-fact, unemotional voice shares statistics about children living with poverty, parental abuse and alcoholism in the United States, as the numbers flash in simple white text on a black screen.
—Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 30 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for child
Noun
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The nonprofit provides underprivileged kids with a custom birthday cake free of charge.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
People.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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However, Goldstein’s distribution team strategically positioned the movie to open ahead of spring break, when plenty of kids have time off from school.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
7 Apr. 2025
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Vulnerable populations, including infants and older adults, are susceptible to health risks because of the colder temperatures.—
Gordon G. Chang,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Apr. 2025
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In the toxicology literature, a series of reports suggest a rise in melatonin misuse—and indicate that some caregivers are even giving doses to infants.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
8 Apr. 2025
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The DeepMind team, led by company co-founder Shane Legg, categorized the negative AGI outcomes as misuse, misalignment, mistakes, and structural risks.—
Ryan Whitwam,
ArsTechnica,
3 Apr. 2025
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The social equity dimension of Drummond’s work is clearly as important to him as the aesthetic outcomes.—
Kimberly Wilson,
Essence,
3 Apr. 2025
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She was killed, but her baby was spared any injury — and all of it was captured by a police street camera.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Apr. 2025
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The actress, 44, welcomed her fourth baby, her third with her director husband Thomas Kail, PEOPLE has learned.—
Hannah Sacks,
People.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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Pitching was considered more of a question mark going into this season with injuries to Frankie Montas and Sean Manaea along with the losses of Luis Severino and Jose Quintana in free agency, but the results are a good development.—
Larry Fleisher,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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However, last year’s results show there is still a gap of nearly one-third from this goal, which has heightened the expectations for 2025.—
Li Jun,
Footwear News,
6 Apr. 2025
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For instance, François Boucher’s eighteenth-century paintings of toddlers engaged in the work of scientists, artists, and philosophers previously formed an odd parenthetical downstairs.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2025
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Danielle and Richard each had one young child at the time — a toddler and a teen, respectively.—
Faith Karimi,
CNN Money,
6 Apr. 2025
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Show how data from customers/employees contributes to product innovations; present plans for sharing resultant value. 2.—
James Felton Keith,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
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Finally, the resultant structure was coated in potassium hydroxide, which washes away less stable structures and leaves behind thousands of microscopic pores.—
Michael Franco,
New Atlas,
20 Dec. 2024
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The newborn made his arrival at 5:37 a.m. on Saturday, March 29.—
Erin Clack,
People.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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The rapper posted a black-and-white video on Thursday showing the newborn gripping his finger.—
Jami Ganz,
New York Daily News,
29 Mar. 2025
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“Child.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/child. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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