only child

noun

only child

noun
1

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

  • An only child is often stereotyped as spoiled.
  • Tali: It's my father. He's the senior member of the Admiralty Board. He's one of only five people who can overrule the decisions of the Conclave for the good of the Migrant Fleet. Tali: My father is responsible for the lives of seventeen million people -- our entire race is in his hands. And I'm his only child.2008, BioWare, Mass Effect (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, →OCLC, PC, scene: Normandy SR-1:
Related terms
only daughter, only son, siblingless

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