only child
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only child
noun only children
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A person who has no siblings; a person raised as the sole child in a household.
An only child is often stereotyped as spoiled.
Similar: oneling, onlyborn, single child
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noun person who has no siblings
| Español | hijo único, hija única |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 외동 oedong |
| 日本語 | 一人っ子 hitorikko, 一粒種 hitotsubudane |
| 中文 | 獨生子女 /独生子女 dúshēng zǐnǚ |
| हिन्दी | इकलौता iklautā |
| Português | filho único, filha única |
| Français | enfant unique, fils unique, fille unique |
| Deutsch | Einzelkind |
| Italiano | figlio unico, figlia unica |
| Ελληνικά | μοναχοπαίδι monachopaídi |
| Русский | еди́нственный ребёнок jedínstvennyj rebjónok |
| Tiếng Việt | con một |
| עברית | בן יחיד |
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title = {only child},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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