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child

Definition for child

noun as in very young person; offspring

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"Raila Odinga was a true champion of democracy. A child of independence, he endured decades of struggle and sacrifice for the broader cause of freedom and self-governance in Kenya," Mr Obama wrote on X.

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Hamas said the incident left two families, including several children, dead as they were hit by tank fire while trying to return home.

Ms Garner acknowledges the move might mean some some families with children at different schools now have to juggle three weeks of childcare, but says most parents have been managing.

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The committee heard from experts on this trend, with child poverty campaigner Katherine Hill urging London's mayor to make the capital a "child-friendly city".

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Born in 1922 in China's eastern Anhui province, he was the oldest of five children and raised on the campus of Tsinghua University where his father was a professor of mathematics.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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