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child

Definition for child

noun as in very young person; offspring

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As a child, he was captivated by local music after hearing a neighbor’s sound system playing mento, a Jamaican folk style.

Pupil Heidi said children want to come to school "so they can have fun and not just stay in the house all day".

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Tatiana Schlossberg, granddaughter of former US President John F Kennedy, moved many Americans over the weekend with her emotional essay about being diagnosed with terminal cancer shortly after giving birth to her second child.

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Of the children that remain missing, 39 are nursery-school students, according to a list published by the Catholic Diocese of Kontagora.

Just about all seniors say they don’t want to be a burden on their children.

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

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