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whole child

whole child noun: a child seen not only as a client of the education system but also as a person whose play habits, home life, etc. contribute to their development.

Noun

whole child (plural whole children)

  1. (attributive) A child seen not only as a client of the education system but also as a person whose play habits, home life, etc. contribute to their development.
    • the whole child concept
    • a whole child initiative

Forms of whole child

pluralwhole children

Questions about whole child

What does whole child mean?
Whole child means a child seen not only as a client of the education system but also as a person whose play habits, home life, etc. contribute to their development.
What part of speech is whole child?
Whole child is a noun.
What is the plural of whole child?
The plural of whole child is whole children.

Words near whole child in the dictionary

  1. whole ball of wax
  2. whole blood
  3. whole boiling
  4. whole box of tricks
  5. whole chebang
  6. whole child
  7. whole children
  8. whole cloth
  9. whole cloths
  10. whole enchilada
  11. whole enchiladas

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