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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a middle child" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to a child who is neither the oldest nor the youngest in a family with multiple siblings.
Example: "As a middle child, Sarah often felt overlooked compared to her older and younger siblings."
Alternatives: "the second child" or "the middle sibling".
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Are you a middle child?
I WAS born in Chicago and am a middle child.
Being a middle child, I started following the Kings hard.
"You're a middle child, aren't you?" he asked her.
Mr. Anchundia was a middle child and a momma's boy.
I'm a middle child Canadian, and I wasn't looking for trouble.
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We suffered from a middle-child syndrome".
As a Middle-Child Millennial, the devices and platforms that guys have used to court me have evolved from calls to my wall-mounted house phone to FaceTiming on my iPhone.
The 36-year-old Aaron was raised in Michigan, a Midwestern middle child in what he calls a family that was "right in the middle of middle class".
In an interview with the Sunday Times, she described herself as "a tough middle child" who wouldn't be silenced.
Spoken like a true middle child.
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