child

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Traditional custodial accounts are available at most brokerages and let an adult, usually a parent, manage an account on behalf of a child of any age.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

Related: My former mother-in-law took out a life-insurance policy on my eldest child.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026

In many ways, the high-tech future I envisioned as a child has come to pass — we have computers in our pockets, driverless cars, thumbprint and face ID, and voice-activated remote controls for everything.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

He claimed a number of accomplishments, including securing $1.2bn for child care and fixing 100,000 potholes.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

A rush of wind swept through the trees, the sound like a mother shushing a child.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman