rug rat

slang

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of rug rat 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rug rat
Noun
  • The program is designed for preschoolers, but children of all ages are welcome.
    Joe Rassel, Orlando Sentinel, 19 Mar. 2025
  • The preschooler appeared to be resting her head on her mom's in another photo.
    Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 18 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The case, which is still pending, will determine whether bans on trans healthcare for minors violate the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment.
    Kate Sosin, Them., 27 Mar. 2025
  • California introduced a bill in February that, if passed, would ban minors from purchasing anti-aging beauty products in the state.
    Greta Cross, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Madagascar as Ground Zero Climate change is to blame for the scarcity of food and resources in Madagascar, which is causing a mental health crisis among adolescents.
    Stephanie Edwards, Discover Magazine, 19 Mar. 2025
  • The adolescent survived the harrowing ordeal with minor injuries — a better outcome than that of another 13-year-old boy who was listed in critical condition after falling from a Queens train on Friday, officials said.
    Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 18 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • In Illinois, about 91.6% of kindergartners had received the MMR vaccine during the 2023-2024 school year.
    Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 20 Mar. 2025
  • Monroe County: 92% of kindergartners were vaccinated, a slight improvement from the previous school year.
    Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 15 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • This truth is at the heart of Adolescence, Netflix’s new drama by Jack Thorne and Stephen Graham—an impeccable, if harrowing, exploration of the trepidatious transition of boyhood to manhood and the ultimate radicalization of a schoolboy.
    Raven Smith, Vogue, 19 Mar. 2025
  • When a group of schoolboy cricketers founded the club in 1882, their choice of name was ‘Hotspur FC’.
    Mark Critchley, The Athletic, 23 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • In a Monday statement, Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Sun Weidong said China and Japan were working toward a constructive and stable relationship, and expressed his regret over the death of the Japanese schoolchild.
    Stephanie Yang, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2024
  • Louisiana just enthusiastically passed a law designed to convert every schoolchild in the state to Christianity.
    Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 24 June 2024
Noun
  • One Jewish mother, afraid for her infant son, bravely floated him down the Nile River in a basket.
    Holly Rizzuto Palker, Parents, 27 Mar. 2025
  • The image of an infant wearing a white outfit and swaddled in a pink blanket looked much like that was taken by Princess Beatrice's husband, Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, and released by Buckingham Palace to announce Athena's birth in January.
    Janine Henni, People.com, 26 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The newborn made his arrival at 5:37 a.m. on Saturday, March 29.
    Erin Clack, People.com, 31 Mar. 2025
  • 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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“Rug rat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rug%20rat. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.

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