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child

[chahyld] / tʃaɪld /


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When I was a child, my father warned me about answering the phone or the doorbell.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

“Reassure your child that you’re always going to take care of them no matter how much money is coming in.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 4, 2026

Mirman voices middle child Gene Belcher in Fox’s animated comedy “Bob’s Burgers,” which is currently in its 16th season.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

The result is that part or all of the inheritance passes to someone else, often a child or grandchild.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

“Red, child, is that you?” said the old woman.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff