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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A child who appears on a poster as a member of a group benefited by a charitable organization.
  • noun A person who is a prominent example or type of something.

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  • noun idiomatic One who is a prototypical or quintessential example of something.

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  • noun a child afflicted by some disease or deformity whose picture is used on posters to raise money for charitable purposes

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