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only child
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only child
(noun)
only child
noun
plural
only children
only child
noun
plural
only children
Britannica Dictionary definition of ONLY CHILD
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:
a person who never had a brother or sister
I was an
only child
.
As an
only child
, it was her duty to take care of her aging parents.
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