Can I use a gmail account to set up my child's IPhone?

Can I use a gmail account to set up my child's iphone? He already has a gmail account I don't want to set up an icloud email address. My husband and I could use our gmail addresses.

You can use any email address that you like as an Apple ID - it doesn't have to be an icloud one.
My only suggestion would be to use an address that you know you will have access to for a long while - like the gmail one - so you don't have to worry about changing the Apple ID in the future.
~Lyssa

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