as in child
a young person who is between infancy and adulthood
the fire was accidentally started by a couple of kids fooling around
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as in to joke
to make jokes
he always kids around about his "wild and crazy" life as an accountant
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Recent Examples of kid
Alia Shoaib, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 June 2025
My kids’ school put on a Father’s Day ‘store’ and my wife sends them in with $10 each, which usually (always) results in me getting socks and a coffee mug to unwrap on the big day.
—Paul Lamkin, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
Martha Ross, Mercury News, 29 Apr. 2025
All kidding aside, McQuillan has been impressed by Fernandez this season.
—Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2025
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Noun
The products range from food to kitchen items and kids' jewelry, and the recalls affect Kroger locations and its subsidiary stores nationwide.
—Alia Shoaib, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 June 2025
My kids’ school put on a Father’s Day ‘store’ and my wife sends them in with $10 each, which usually (always) results in me getting socks and a coffee mug to unwrap on the big day.
—Paul Lamkin, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
Verb
Brinkley laughed, then realized Joel wasn’t kidding.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 29 Apr. 2025
All kidding aside, McQuillan has been impressed by Fernandez this season.
—Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kid
Noun
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Ensure child and pet safety: Take every precaution to never leave young children and pets alone in vehicles, especially in extreme heat when car interiors can quickly become hazardous.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
28 May 2025
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Alex Fine, her husband and father of her children, was present during her testimony.—
Mya Abraham,
VIBE.com,
28 May 2025
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For example, in an exclusive with Vanity Fair, Chu teases two brand new songs written by original Wicked composer Stephen Schwartz that will be featured in the film.—
DeVonne Goode,
Parents,
4 June 2025
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Richard first teased their move to his wife’s native Spain in an April 2024 interview with Vanity Fair Spain, despite having lived in the United States since they got married in 2018.—
Natalia Senanayake,
People.com,
4 June 2025
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President Donald Trump’s administration has sent hundreds of Venezuelan deportees to languish in Salvadoran prisons this year, joking with Mr. Bukele in the oval office in April about imprisoning U.S. citizens in El Salvador as well.—
Nelson Mauricio Rauda Zablah,
Christian Science Monitor,
6 June 2025
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Hudson previously joked about the fact that each of her kids has a different father during an appearance on Sunday Today with Willie Geist.—
Kayla Grant,
People.com,
6 June 2025
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“Kid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kid. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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