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The only child of a single mother, Bardella grew up in a public housing project outside Paris in Saint-Denis, one of France’s poorest districts, according to government statistics, and home to large communities of African immigrants.
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TIME, 15 May 2024
The teenager, the only child of ex president Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump, is seen talking to his brother in law Michael Boulos, who is married to Tiffany Trump.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 13 May 2024
James Harris Simons was born on April 25, 1938, in the Boston suburb of Brookline, the only child of Matthew Simons and the former Marcia Kantor.
—Patrick Oster, Fortune, 10 May 2024
Barron is Melania Trump’s only child, born the year after his parents’ 2005 wedding.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 9 May 2024
The 4-year-old boy was found in the water around 7:20 a.m.
Family members have started a GoFundMe for the parents, Aaron and Chelsey Warren, who lost their only child.
—James Hartley, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 May 2024
The only child of Polish Jews who fled to Lithuania, he was given to his nanny, a Catholic, as an infant to protect him as the Nazis took over and his parents were forced into the Vilna ghetto.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA TODAY, 5 May 2024
George Harrison welcomed his only child, son Dhani, in 1978
George Harrison found inspiration in many people throughout his storied career, including his son.
—Ellie Beeck, Peoplemag, 4 May 2024
Lily couldn’t be more different: flat-broke, raised in Tampa, the only child of scientists who fled Mao’s Cultural Revolution.
—Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 1 May 2024
TIME, 15 May 2024
The teenager, the only child of ex president Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump, is seen talking to his brother in law Michael Boulos, who is married to Tiffany Trump.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 13 May 2024
James Harris Simons was born on April 25, 1938, in the Boston suburb of Brookline, the only child of Matthew Simons and the former Marcia Kantor.
—Patrick Oster, Fortune, 10 May 2024
Barron is Melania Trump’s only child, born the year after his parents’ 2005 wedding.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 9 May 2024
The 4-year-old boy was found in the water around 7:20 a.m.
Family members have started a GoFundMe for the parents, Aaron and Chelsey Warren, who lost their only child.
—James Hartley, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 May 2024
The only child of Polish Jews who fled to Lithuania, he was given to his nanny, a Catholic, as an infant to protect him as the Nazis took over and his parents were forced into the Vilna ghetto.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA TODAY, 5 May 2024
George Harrison welcomed his only child, son Dhani, in 1978
George Harrison found inspiration in many people throughout his storied career, including his son.
—Ellie Beeck, Peoplemag, 4 May 2024
Lily couldn’t be more different: flat-broke, raised in Tampa, the only child of scientists who fled Mao’s Cultural Revolution.
—Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 1 May 2024
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“Only child.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/only%20child. Accessed 20 May. 2024.
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