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lap child

American  

noun

South Midland and Southern U.S.

  1. a child who has not yet begun or has just begun to walk.

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Whoever said, “It’s the journey, not the destination,” probably wasn’t traveling with a lap child.

From Salon • Jun. 10, 2017

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