English

Noun

only child ‎(plural only children)

1. A person who has no siblings.
2. A person raised as the sole child in a household.

   An only child is often stereotyped as spoiled.

   • 1949, Frank B Gilbreth, Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey, Cheaper by the Dozen, dedication:

     To DAD

     who only reared twelve children

     and

     To MOTHER

     who reared twelve only children

Synonyms

• oneling
• onlyborn

Translations

See also

• only daughter
• only son
• siblingless