Phrase guide
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Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
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noun
A child who feels "invisible" to their parents due to having a sibling with a serious health condition or disability who occupies a disproportionate amount of their parents' attention.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: neologism
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noun
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see glass, child. (a child made of glass)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
Popularized on TikTok in 2023.
