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
Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 20 May 2026
For communities, youth sports offer collective pride, bringing together adults across political, racial, and economic divides to cheer for their kids.
—Chris Murphy, The Atlantic, 20 May 2026
Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 14 Apr. 2026
Anyone who doesn’t believe Lamar Jackson bears the pressure to fulfill his greatness with a Super Bowl ring is kidding themselves, NFL history and plain logic.
—Miami Herald, 13 Apr. 2026
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Noun
Shiv looks after their kids while also caring for her bedridden mother, while Boyle’s character, Patrick, rides his bike delivering fast food.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 20 May 2026
For communities, youth sports offer collective pride, bringing together adults across political, racial, and economic divides to cheer for their kids.
—Chris Murphy, The Atlantic, 20 May 2026
Verb
The interviewer said that Phillips, 65, was not kidding.
—Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 14 Apr. 2026
Anyone who doesn’t believe Lamar Jackson bears the pressure to fulfill his greatness with a Super Bowl ring is kidding themselves, NFL history and plain logic.
—Miami Herald, 13 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kid
Noun
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The technology could hollow out entire industries like software engineering, which had been investors’ golden child.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
16 May 2026
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In short, Esperanza does a good job of welcoming both families and adults without children in a seamless way.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 May 2026
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All the thespian’s chemistry felt less like castmates promoting a production and more like siblings teasing one another out of deep affection.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
18 May 2026
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Rumors are flying that Google will unveil or tease its Gemini 4 AI model — and that's a big deal because the introduction of Gemini 3 in November was a huge success and sent shares rallying .—
Zev Fima,Kevin Stankiewicz,
CNBC,
17 May 2026
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An unidentified man off camera joked that Barr already got in trouble over there, too.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
20 May 2026
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Iyengar joked about the marketplace now offering over 100 different shades of white paint as an example of meaningless differentiation.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
20 May 2026
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“Kid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kid. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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