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
Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025
Ultimately, for many kids, it's become a kind of inside joke that signals shared knowledge of both the game and the meme culture behind it.
—Annabelle Canela, Parents, 5 Sep. 2025
Scott Powers, New York Times, 29 July 2025
There’s a big gulf between pro marathoners and high-school track, of course—but don’t kid yourself that they’re not connected.
—Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 25 July 2025
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Noun
The amount of inner tension that is required to hold together what is the most seemingly normal, regular middle-class existence with a working husband and two jobs and kids and a house and a crazy brother and your elderly mom, and, obviously, the skeleton in the proverbial closet.
—Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025
Ultimately, for many kids, it's become a kind of inside joke that signals shared knowledge of both the game and the meme culture behind it.
—Annabelle Canela, Parents, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
More than a quarter of you will be engaging in some piracy this season, and all of your names and email addresses have been handed over to the authorities (kidding!).
—Scott Powers, New York Times, 29 July 2025
There’s a big gulf between pro marathoners and high-school track, of course—but don’t kid yourself that they’re not connected.
—Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 25 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kid
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Safe to use around children and pets, the faux flames come with a remote control function, automatic timers, and a 150-hour battery life.—
Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
5 Sep. 2025
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Each child will have the chance to meet and take photos with their favorite princesses during a special meet-and-greet.—
Tiffani Jackson Skinner,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Sep. 2025
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Speaking on a panel, Erik from Sharabati Denim teased an upcoming project that will re-wire how the company procures cotton.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
9 Sep. 2025
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The game doesn’t yet have a firm release date, with only a vague 2026 window teasing its launch on PlayStation 5 and PC.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
9 Sep. 2025
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During an appearance on Today With Jenna & Friends, Cummings, 43, candidly joked about her experience with postpartum depression after welcoming her son Henry back in December 2023, sharing that her struggles even inspired the name of her ongoing Big Baby tour.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
5 Sep. 2025
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Well, enough to joke about his age during a recent visit to officially open the Midland Metropolitan University Hospital in Smethwick.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Kid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kid. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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