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
Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2025
The massacre, which also wounded 21 people, became a blueprint for dozens of copycats and shattered the notion that kids were safe in school.
—Terry Collins, USA Today, 20 Apr. 2025
Kif Leswing, CNBC, 26 Mar. 2025
Starting today, February 12, 2025, Android customers can watch Apple TV+ on their mobile devices — phones, tablets, and foldables, whatever those are (just kidding, this is what those are).
—Tony Maglio, IndieWire, 12 Feb. 2025
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Noun
Not to a kid like that that has been working their whole life and been told that Deion’s kids are never going to be as good as him.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2025
The massacre, which also wounded 21 people, became a blueprint for dozens of copycats and shattered the notion that kids were safe in school.
—Terry Collins, USA Today, 20 Apr. 2025
Verb
Huang may have been kidding, but Nvidia spent much of its event detailing just how much better its Blackwell chips are.
—Kif Leswing, CNBC, 26 Mar. 2025
Starting today, February 12, 2025, Android customers can watch Apple TV+ on their mobile devices — phones, tablets, and foldables, whatever those are (just kidding, this is what those are).
—Tony Maglio, IndieWire, 12 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kid
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Most of the justices sounded sympathetic to a group of Maryland parents who want their elementary school children excused from class when the books are being read.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2025
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Parents may bring a folding stroller for free, one per child aged up to 23 months.—
Michael Cappetta,
Travel + Leisure,
22 Apr. 2025
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Apple has teased generative AI features coming in iOS 18, and investors will be listening closely for hints from CEO Tim Cook ahead of June’s WWDC.—
Catherine Baab,
Quartz,
29 Apr. 2025
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Man teased scavenger hunt clues Police said someone called in a tip about Facebook posts Nicholson allegedly made.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2025
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Additional allegations include that Brand exposed himself to a woman in an office building and then joked about the incident on his radio show.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
2 May 2025
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The video was originally posted on Timberlake's Instagram, with the musician joking about being one of Kelce’s supporting stars.—
Natasha Dye,
People.com,
2 May 2025
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“Kid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kid. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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