Child laughed, parent smiled, joy was there.

Meaning: This sentence describes a scene where a child is laughing, a parent is smiling, and there is a feeling of happiness and joy in the air.

Choice of Words: Child is a noun that refers to a young person. Laughed is the past tense of laugh, which means to make sounds showing amusement or joy. Parent is a noun that refers to a person who is the father or mother of a child. Smiled is the past tense of smile, which means to show happiness or pleasure by curving the mouth upward. Joy is a noun that refers to a feeling of great happiness or delight. Was is a helping verb that indicates that something existed in the past. There is an adverb that refers to a place that is not near the speaker.

Alternative Expressions

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