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only child

only child noun: a person who has no siblings; a person raised as the sole child in a household.

Noun

only child (plural only children)

  1. A person who has no siblings; a person raised as the sole child in a household.
    • An only child is often stereotyped as spoiled.
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only child meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Tagalog and Malay

only child in Hindi

person who has no siblings
इकलौता iklautā

only child in Tamil

person who has no siblings
ஒரே பிள்ளை orē piḷḷai

only child in Tagalog

person who has no siblings
bugtong na anak

only child in Malay

person who has no siblings
anak tunggal
More languagesFewer languages
only child in Indonesian
anak tunggal
only child in Persian
تکفرزند tak-farzand
only child in Vietnamese
con một

Synonyms of only child

Forms of only child

pluralonly children

Questions about only child

What does only child mean?
Only child means a person who has no siblings; a person raised as the sole child in a household.
What is only child in Hindi?
Only child in Hindi is इकलौता (iklautā). See Only child meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is only child?
Only child is a noun.
What is the plural of only child?
The plural of only child is only children.

Words near only child in the dictionary

  1. onlooking
  2. onlooks
  3. onlucky
  4. only
  5. only a mother could love
  6. only child
  7. only children
  8. only daughter
  9. only daughters
  10. only dead fish go with the flow
  11. only fools and horses work

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