small child

Example Sentences

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Mr. Edwards was born in 1937 in Houston but moved to Dayton, Ohio, as a small child and lived there for five years.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

"A small child under the age of five who's got an AI smart speaker in the house will be interacting with it," she says.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

“Another adult living in the home was outside and begged the agents to let him take care of the small child, and was refused,” Stenvik said.

From Salon • Jan. 22, 2026

"Our building has electric heating. It's extremely cold there, 5-7C, and living like that with a small child isn't normal," she added.

From Barron's • Jan. 22, 2026

Regardless of who was living which way and why, every small child in that playroom was cherished and growing just fine.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama