rug rat

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Recent Examples of rug rat Third row seats are best left for rug rats, or folded. cleveland, 22 Feb. 2020 Your standard maternal protagonist is not dropping a trail of pacifiers behind her, swilling goblets of red wine the minute her rug rats are in bed, and secretly vaping in the linen closet? Chloe Schama, Vogue, 14 May 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rug rat
Noun
  • Please, please sleep—This one offers bedtime stories for toddlers and preschoolers.
    Anna Halkidis, Parents, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Peppa Pig Cruise Ship Multilevel Playset Peppa Pig is still delighting preschoolers and their tired parents.
    Clint Davis, People.com, 28 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • The victims shared three children, one adult daughter, and two minors, who were not with their parents at the time of the shooting.
    Escher Walcott, People.com, 14 Dec. 2024
  • Thierry took a stand against a medical industry profiting off of gender mutilation of minors, voting with Republicans to ban the practice in Texas.
    Bethany Blankley | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 13 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • DTaP is for children under age 7, while Tdap is for adolescents and adults.
    Nour Rahal, Detroit Free Press, 13 Dec. 2024
  • Social media can harm kids’ mental health There is a large body of research linking social media use to negative mental health effects on kids and adolescents.
    Alison Escalante, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • The share of kindergartners with vaccine exemptions increased across most of the nation during the 2023-2024 school year — and Arizona had one of the highest exemption rates, per new CDC data.
    Jessica Boehm, Axios, 27 Nov. 2024
  • Those of us who were kids in the 90s and ‘00s likely remember the beloved children’s book character Junie B. Jones — now, the famous kindergartner is coming to a whole new generation!
    Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 24 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • Yet in Allerton’s presence, Lee becomes a charmer who seems as guileless as a stammering schoolboy.
    Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 13 Dec. 2024
  • Denzel didn’t just laugh at every joke; the sound coming from his mouth was more like a schoolboy’s giggle.
    Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 22 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • In a Monday statement, Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Sun Weidong said China and Japan were working toward a constructive and stable relationship, and expressed his regret over the death of the Japanese schoolchild.
    Stephanie Yang, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2024
  • Louisiana just enthusiastically passed a law designed to convert every schoolchild in the state to Christianity.
    Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 24 June 2024
Noun
  • The school shares a 28-acre campus with Campus for Kids Learning Center, a program for infants through 4-year-old kindergarten, and the nondenominational City Church.
    Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
  • Each year, just over half of infants and toddlers who qualify for services do not receive them all on time.
    Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 15 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Following the birth of her niece, Jing returns to Singapore for the newborn’s birthday celebration.
    Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 16 Dec. 2024
  • Sullivan added that the newborns even soothe each other if one of them is fussy.
    Charmaine Patterson, People.com, 12 Dec. 2024

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“Rug rat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rug%20rat. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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