Etymology

glass child

Today it means: 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. Full definition →

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Popularized on TikTok in 2023.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.