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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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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
Over the next three years, an annual 3.6 trillion yen will be poured into extending child allowances and boosting childcare and education support.
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Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 1 Jan. 2025
The limits of her power are evident from the moment our heroine is tasked with delivering the child of a young woman from Kulumbegashvili’s’ hometown of Lagodekhi.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 1 Jan. 2025
Meanwhile Alabama will offer tax credits to businesses that help employees with child care costs.
—David A. Lieb, Los Angeles Times, 29 Dec. 2024
Joyce's son Hanford McCloud says there's not a lot of fish left to teach Nisqually children about their own culture.
—Anna King, NPR, 29 Dec. 2024
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Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 1 Jan. 2025
The limits of her power are evident from the moment our heroine is tasked with delivering the child of a young woman from Kulumbegashvili’s’ hometown of Lagodekhi.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 1 Jan. 2025
Meanwhile Alabama will offer tax credits to businesses that help employees with child care costs.
—David A. Lieb, Los Angeles Times, 29 Dec. 2024
Joyce's son Hanford McCloud says there's not a lot of fish left to teach Nisqually children about their own culture.
—Anna King, NPR, 29 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for child
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Add kids or needing to care for other family members, and that worker falls below poverty levels.Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 1 Jan. 2025
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In October, city officials sent out about 13,000 student school forms for kids to take home and complete with their families.Katie Nixon, The Tennessean, 31 Dec. 2024
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The Times had a story this week that five infants recently froze to death in Gaza.Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 2 Jan. 2025
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The past few days have seen chilly winter rainstorms beat down in the enclave; Gazan officials say some infants have died from the cold.Aaron Boxerman, New York Times, 1 Jan. 2025
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The outcome in Ames matters because DEI critics increasingly have been using reverse discrimination claims to challenge DEI initiatives.Michelle Travis, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
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His police powers have been suspended and he has been moved to an administrative assignment pending the outcome of the case, the department said in a statement Friday.Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, 22 Dec. 2024
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Those who would feel the deepest losses are not the Congress members who will retain their pay during the shutdown, but members of the military who would serve without pay, numerous federal workers who would be furloughed, people that rely on WIC benefits to keep their babies fed and so many more.Joyce Orlando, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
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Ed, as the film reveals, was miraculously spared from the incinerator; an unknown number of babies born to girls attending the school did not escape that grim fate – discarded with the knowledge or at the direction of Catholic clergy who ran the school.Matthew Carey, Deadline, 20 Dec. 2024
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They will be directed to a webpage with the test results for the concentration of lead, mercury, arsenic and cadmium in the product.Jenny Gold, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2024
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The result is a quick and easy noodle recipe that includes punchy, umami-rich pantry staples and 20 cloves of garlic.Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Dec. 2024
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LaFleur acted as if every play was the biggest of his life, repeatedly fought with officials, whipped off his headset, and jumped up and down like a spoiled toddler.Rob Reischel, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
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The eatery was casual enough to make the parents of a toddler (and the toddler herself) feel comfortable, while the cuisine was still refined.Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 27 Dec. 2024
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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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Designers had initially hoped to tunnel beneath the rail line, but UP refused permission, the resultant bridge adding well over $15 million to the project cost, according to Ellerman.Mark Lamster, Dallas News, 29 June 2023
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The body-cam video also shows Chappell sweeping her finger into the newborn's mouth and pulling out a small amount of a sticky-looking fluid that the baby may have swallowed during the delivery. Mich.Hilary Shenfeld, People.com, 5 Jan. 2025
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Families need time to care for newborns or loved ones facing health challenges.Paolo Mastrangelo, Orlando Sentinel, 2 Jan. 2025
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“Child.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/child. Accessed 8 Jan. 2025.
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