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Aïcha Bazlamit
Aïcha Bazlamit asked in Society & CultureLanguages · 1 decade ago

proper English ?! can you help me on this phrase ...?

hey guys I'm not a native speaker, so i wanna ask , is it better to say " the only child" or " the lonely child" , about a child that has no brothers or sisters?

i hope that your answers are based on the standard or very well known spoken English ! thanks

Update:

thanks guys, but you made me lose a bit !

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
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    only child :)

  • bengque
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago

    Use "an only child" or "the only child", depending on the situation.

  • Phillip
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago

    "Only child." Lonely is more about a depressive feeling of being alone, whereas "only", in this context, means that you have no brothers or sisters.

  • Ronnie
    1 decade ago

    The "only child."

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  • paprika
    1 decade ago

    hey...i wud use only child....lonely child means...a child who has no friends....

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