child
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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
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