only child

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A person who has no brothers or sisters.

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Examples (10)

  • It was a little lonely being an only child.
  • As an only child, she was used to having her parents' full attention.
  • He sometimes wished he wasn't an only child so he'd have someone to play with.
  • Many studies have explored the personality traits of the only child.
  • Is it difficult to raise an only child to be sociable?
  • She is an only child, but she is not spoiled at all.
  • The stereotype of the selfish only child is often untrue.
  • Being an only child meant he never had to share his toys.
  • My best friend, an only child, always treated me like a sister.
  • The decision to have an only child was a mutual one for the couple.