rug rat

noun

plural rug rats

informal

: a young child

There is something about Christmas that requires a rug rat. Little kids make Christmas fun. I wonder if we could rent one for the holidays.—

Laurie Halse Anderson

An exciting career, a beautiful home, a second half as sexy as Ryan Reynolds, and eventually, some rug rats. This is the modern definition of having it all …—

Jessica Knoll

"Me, Gloria, and Savannah'll help you do everything but breast-feed the little rug rat when it's born."—

Terry McMillan

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Third row seats are best left for rug rats, or folded. —

cleveland, 22 Feb. 2020 Your standard maternal protagonist is not dropping a trail of pacifiers behind her, swilling goblets of red wine the minute her rug rats are in bed, and secretly vaping in the linen closet? —

Chloe Schama, Vogue, 14 May 2024