rug rats

noun

plural of rug rat, slang
as in preschoolers

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  1. infants
  2. kids
  3. toddlers
  4. minors
  5. newborn
  6. neonates
  7. youngsters
  8. chicks
Noun
  • Another is the contagion risk posed by having an unvaccinated child in a waiting room alongside infants and kids with immunodeficiencies.
    — Eric Boodman, STAT, 3 Sep. 2026
  • If the mother was not vaccinated, infants younger than 8 months should recieve nirsevimab, which is not a vaccine but a monoclonal antibody shot.
    — Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of infants
Noun
  • The passage about the group of hippies going out to the pueblo and giving the Native kids LSD and hooking up on the tribe’s sacred ground until they get run off is priceless.
    — Maggie McGowan, The New York Review of Books, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Each year, Kenny Wilson and her husband pile their two kids into the car and drive hours from her Texas home to a cruise port in Galveston.
    — Alex Harring, CNBC, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of kids
Noun
  • The Ramones’ appeal and fame crosses genders and ages, as onstage vocal guests — and an audience that included toddlers on shoulders — proved.
    — Katherine Turman, Rolling Stone, 31 Aug. 2026
  • There’s a toy section, too, with options for toddlers, teens and adults.
    — Samantha Gowen, Oc Register, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of toddlers
Noun
  • While existing law prevents health care providers from providing gender affirming procedures for minors, the bill would bar them from performing, attempting to perform, or referring a minor for this care.
    — Emma Murphy, Oklahoma Voice, 31 Mar. 2026
Definition of minors
Noun
  • The newborn’s mother was severely ill from measles at the time of birth, according to reporting from The Atlantic, which spoke with the baby’s parents amid the uproar.
    — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 1 Sep. 2026
  • At Burdett, only about a quarter of newborns are delivered by C-section, compared with about a third statewide, according to 2025 hospital data.
    — Noam Levey, NPR, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of newborn
Noun
  • Males guard the eggs and newborn frogs, called neonates.
    — Ana V. Longo, The Conversation, 24 June 2026
  • There have been publications about nicotine transmission and neonates after blood transfusion.
    — Torie Bosch, STAT, 1 June 2026
Definition of neonates
Noun
  • Up to 25 players can be registered on the ‘A’ list for the Conference League, while an unlimited number of youngsters are allowed on the back-up ‘B’ list.
    — Andy Naylor, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Alongside him on Saturday was Francis Onyeka, a Leverkusen player on loan facing his own club, one of three youngsters on loan in the squad.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of youngsters
Noun
  • For many of this year’s chicks, the next milestone will be receiving a name on the anniversary of their hatch days next year.
    — Adela Suliman, NBC news, 1 Sep. 2026
  • The lone male, meanwhile, worked overtime to feed both nests of hungry chicks.
    — Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of chicks
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“Rug rats.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rug%20rats. Accessed 6 Sep. 2026.

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