as a child

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: when one was a child
I went there once as a child.

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Howard, of course, began his acting career as a child on The Andy Griffith Show and segued in his young adult years to Happy Days. Marc Berman, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025 Headley was trying to uncover the true identity of a woman in her 30s who had been kidnapped as a child. July 13, CBS News, 13 July 2025 My job as a child was to deadhead or remove the spent blooms. Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 13 July 2025 Anthony played for Elfsborg as a child, but when the family moved to Manchester in 2013, he was scouted by both Manchester City and Manchester United. Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 12 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for as a child

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“As a child.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/as%20a%20child. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.

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