rug rat

slang

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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
  • Last year, Geminus Head Start served 1,672 children in Lake and Porter counties, including 1,123 preschoolers — nearly 10% of the area’s preschool-age population.
    Christin Lazerus, Chicago Tribune, 21 Feb. 2025
  • The American-Statesman began scrutinizing the regulation of commercial vehicles earlier this year after a concrete pump truck slammed into a Hays school bus near Bastrop in a wreck that killed two people, including a preschooler.
    Tony Plohetski, Austin American-Statesman, 18 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • The challenge moving forward is how to legally make the industry safe for minors.
    Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 9 Apr. 2025
  • Publishing intimate images of minors under 18 could be punished with a fine or up to three years in prison.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 9 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • In addition, a summer camp is offered for teens and adolescents.
    Myrna Petlicki, Chicago Tribune, 18 Apr. 2025
  • It was used to study the impact of puberty blockers on adolescents' health.
    Alissa Widman Neese, Axios, 8 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Related article Hawaii governor: An urgent call to action to protect America’s children from measles In Kansas, for example, only 90% of kindergartners have gotten their MMR vaccines.
    Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 15 Apr. 2025
  • In Gaines County, just 82% of kindergartners were vaccinated against measles, mumps and rubella.
    Laura Ungar, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 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
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • Franco's video made others aware of why parents may feel the need to set boundaries around wearing strong scents when holding newborns.
    Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 9 Apr. 2025
  • Providing Edith and her peers with comprehensive training marks another critical step toward a future in which every newborn has a chance to live a happy, healthy life.
    Forbes.com, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025

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“Rug rat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rug%20rat. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.

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