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only children

only children is the plural of only child.

Meaning of only child

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.

Questions about only children

What is only children the plural of?
Only children is the plural of only child.

Words near only children in the dictionary

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

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