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Definition of kid
1 : a young person kids in high school; especially : child a married couple with two kids —often used as a generalized reference to one especially younger or less experienced the kid on the pro golf tour you poor kid
2a : a young goatb : a young individual of various animals related to the goat
3a : the flesh, fur, or skin of a young goatb : something (such as leather) made of the fur or skin of a young goat gloves made of kid
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Examples of kid in a Sentence
She has to leave early and pick up her kids at school.
He has a wife and two kids.
I wish I could do something to help that poor kid.
Recent Examples of kid from the Web
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Kids will love seeing their meal rolling down the tracks, delivered by a train rather than wait staff.
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Vardar, Michigan Wolves, Nationals – all these clubs that so many kids are playing.
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We're reminded Peter Parker was just an ordinary kid blessed (or burdened) with a unique gift most of us wouldn't know what to do with.
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Often, refugee kids spend months or years out of school.
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The New Orleans theater continues its annual summer screening series for kids, featuring a different family-friendly selection every Friday and Saturday morning.
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The splash fountains, overseen by the city's Department of Parks and Recreation, are on daily from noon to 2 p.m. and kids can cool off by playing in them.
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Reader Response The TAD group is discussing Tracy Brown Hamilton’s article on how the prevalence of digital tools makes kids less likely to practice art at school and at home.
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But in practice, the kid from Chicago and businessman from the Big Apple are less far apart than their rhetoric suggests.
These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'kid'. Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Is the word kid slang?
Some people worry that kid, when used of a child rather than a juvenile goat, is either slang or too colloquial to merit acceptance in standard English.
The fact is that we have been using kid to refer to a child that is human, rather than goatish, for more than three hundred years now. The Oxford English Dictionary notes that although this word was considered “low slang” when it first began being used, it had entered “familiar speech” by the 19th century.
In contemporary English, kid is neither slang nor improper. It is, however, most definitely informal, so those writing professionally or in a formal register might prefer to use child.
Origin and Etymology of kid
Middle English kide, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse kith kid
Origin and Etymology of kid
see 1kid
kid
Definition of kid
kidded
;kidding
transitive verb
1a : to deceive (someone) as a joke : to say untrue things to (someone) in a playful or joking way It's the truth; I wouldn't kid you. You've got to be kidding me. I kid you not.b : to fail to admit the truth to (someone) They're kidding themselves if they think they can win.
2 : to gently criticize or tease (someone) in a friendly or good-humored way We kidded her about her old car.
intransitive verb
: to engage in good-humored fooling or horseplay He was just kidding with you. —often used with around She enjoys kidding around with her friends.
kidder
nounRecent Examples of kid from the Web
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Crosby said, in case there was a doubt Subban was kidding.
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As is obvious, elephant seals are what’s technically known as crazy dimorphic (kidding: not a technical term).
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Origin and Etymology of kid
probably from 1kid
kid
Definition of kid
kidded
;kidding
intransitive verb
: to bring forth young —used of a goat or an antelope
Recent Examples of kid from the Web
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Crosby said, in case there was a doubt Subban was kidding.
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As is obvious, elephant seals are what’s technically known as crazy dimorphic (kidding: not a technical term).
These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'kid'. Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Origin and Etymology of kid
see 1kid
KID Defined for English Language Learners
kid
playDefinition of kid for English Language Learners
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: a son or daughter
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: a young person
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: a young goat
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Definition of kid for English Language Learners
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: younger
KID Defined for Kids
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