Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- Child, Julia 1912-2004. American cookery expert known for her books and her instructional television and video series.
- Child, Lydia Maria Francis 1802-1880. American abolitionist and writer of novels, children's books, and reform works, such as Appeal in Favor of That Class of Americans Called Africans (1833).
Examples
“_Amy Duny_ looking after her Child one Day in her absence, did at her return confess, that she had _given suck to the Child_: (tho 'she were an Old Woman:) Whereat, when _Durent_ expressed her displeasure, _Duny_ went away with Discontents and Menaces.”
“Once Upon A Child stores provide parents with a practical solution to their constantly growing children's needs," said Susan Baustian, director of the Once Upon A Child® brand.”
“The child was taken into the custody of Child and Family Services after being assessed in hospital, said Insp. Rob Williams.”
“Too many people today use the term Child abuse and it's losing it's real meaning .. you spank a child .. it's child abuse. you ground a child, the child says "I am being abused".”
“Many of the agencies specialize in what they call Child Custody, when what they probably mean is Child Custody Cases, since none strikes me as suitable for babysitting services.”
“Ybarra, who spoke at a 2009 Congressional briefing arranged by The Alliance for Racial Equity in Child Welfare, teared up as she explained that she had to divorce her husband of 23 years so his legal problems wouldn't prevent her from having the kids.”
The Huffington Post: Stephanie Woodard: Iowa Commission Takes on Child-Welfare Morass
“David Just, co-director of the Cornell Center for Behavioral Economics in Child Nutrition, pointed out that Taste is a suggestion more than anything else.”
“Thanks to the blog Julie/Julia and the book of the same title, Julia Child is in all of our imaginations right now (thank you, Julie Powell — if you have not read her original blog, I highly recommend starting at the beginning here).”
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“A Lucky Child is a book that demands to be read by all.”
“So Mme. Child is not going to get us through our concerns about modern life.”
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