rug rat

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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, 18 Dec. 2024
  • When Toddlers and Preschoolers Lie For toddlers and preschoolers, lying is not entirely intentional.
    Sarah Vanbuskirk, Parents, 18 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • The victims shared three children, one adult daughter, and two minors, who were not with their parents at the time of the shooting.
    Escher Walcott, People.com, 14 Dec. 2024
  • Juveniles generally can't consent to their own health care, and Vermont doesn't have a statute explicitly allowing minors to consent to any vaccines without a parent or guardian's permission, Winnike said.
    Katie Smith, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • But these same experts already have a few theories about why adolescents continue to avoid substance use in such large numbers.
    Mia Taylor, Parents, 21 Dec. 2024
  • Thus, any interaction that adolescents have with the health care system, such as emergency room visits, can be an important touchpoint for engaging in these conversations.
    Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Between the lines: The CDC numbers are in line with a national rise in vaccine exemptions among kindergartners, suggesting increasing vaccine skepticism among parents pretty much nationwide.
    Melissa Santos, Axios, 18 Dec. 2024
  • More parents are opting out of giving their children vaccinations recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Over the last decade, the percentage of kindergartners who hadn’t received routine immunizations increased by 2 to 3 percent.
    Keren Landman, Vox, 10 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Yet in Allerton’s presence, Lee becomes a charmer who seems as guileless as a stammering schoolboy.
    Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 13 Dec. 2024
  • Denzel didn’t just laugh at every joke; the sound coming from his mouth was more like a schoolboy’s giggle.
    Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 22 Nov. 2024
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
  • The school shares a 28-acre campus with Campus for Kids Learning Center, a program for infants through 4-year-old kindergarten, and the nondenominational City Church.
    Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
  • Each year, just over half of infants and toddlers who qualify for services do not receive them all on time.
    Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 15 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Following the birth of her niece, Jing returns to Singapore for the newborn’s birthday celebration.
    Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 16 Dec. 2024
  • Sullivan added that the newborns even soothe each other if one of them is fussy.
    Charmaine Patterson, People.com, 12 Dec. 2024

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“Rug rat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rug%20rat. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.

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