"glass child" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: glass children [plural]
Etymology: Popularized on TikTok in 2023. Head templates: {{en-noun|glass children}} glass child (plural glass children)
  1. (neologism) 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. Tags: neologism
    Sense id: en-glass_child-en-noun-Pa-WVx3- Categories (other): English neologisms
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see glass, child. (a child made of glass)
    Sense id: en-glass_child-en-noun-KENR525- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 65

Inflected forms

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