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child

Definition for child

noun as in very young person; offspring

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"Our new approach will help raise standards for children, particularly those who are disadvantaged or vulnerable," a spokesperson added.

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"They weren't animals who went out to fish; they were fathers, sons, husbands, uncles who went to earn bread for their children."

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It is hard to imagine that just 15 years ago, she was a teenage mother in Afghanistan, married off as a child bride, before she escaped to her new life.

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The host also shared photos of them as children, including one of Escobedo playing the saxophone and Kimmel playing the clarinet.

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Rani Govender, policy manager for child safety online at children's charity, the NSPCC, welcomed the measures for encouraging firms to have more accountability and scrutiny over their models and child safety.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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