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poster child

DEFINITIONS OF: poster child

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n a child afflicted by some disease or deformity whose picture is used on posters to raise money for charitable purposes

“she was the poster child for muscular dystrophy”
Types:
poster boy
a male poster child
poster girl
a female poster child
Type of:
child, fry, kid, minor, nestling, nipper, shaver, small fry, tiddler, tike, tyke, youngster
a young person of either sex
WORD FAMILY
USAGE EXAMPLES