Child's bad behavior, the parent hopes Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PHASE Child's bad behavior, the parent hopes (5)
74% OTERI Cheri of "Bad Parents" (5) Wall Street Journal Jan 21, 2026
71% CONDO *They accept bad behavior (5) Universal Nov 21, 2025
68% BRAT Bad-mannered child (4)
62% NORM Standard behavior (4) Newsday Feb 10, 2026
62% TIC Behavioral quirk (3) New York Times Feb 4, 2026
62% HABIT Customary behavior (5) Newsday Jan 19, 2026
62% DECENCY Respectable behavior (7) Premier Sunday Jan 11, 2026
62% ADOPTEE Child legally taken in by new parents (7) The Times Concise Dec 5, 2025
62% EMUS Animals banned by an Australian hotel for bad behavior (4) USA Today Dec 2, 2025
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