Synonyms of kid

kid 1 of 2

noun

ˈkid 

as in child

a young person who is between infancy and adulthood

the fire was accidentally started by a couple of kids fooling around

Synonyms & Similar Words

• child
• cub
• teenager
• juvenile
• youngster
• kiddo
• chick
• youth
• adolescent
• baby
• teen
• kiddie
• monkey
• moppet
• youngling
• bud
• toddler
• whelp
• sprat
• infant
• bairn
• squirt
• bambino
• sprout
• chap
• preschooler
• kindergartner
• tyke
• schoolchild
• schoolkid
• minor
• newborn
• schoolboy
• schoolgirl
• lad
• tot
• babe
• neonate
• whippersnapper
• urchin
• hellion
• weanling
• preteen
• rug rat
• teener
• tween
• cherub
• rascal
• nestling
• teenybopper
• imp
• rogue
• bantling
• rapscallion
• nipper
• mischief
• devil
• jackanapes
• tomboy
• subteen
• shaver
• stripling
• tad
• hoyden
• bobby-soxer
• preteen-ager

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• adult
• grown-up
• senior citizen
• elder
• oldster
• old-timer
• ancient
• middle-ager
• senior
• golden-ager

kid

2 of 2

verb

1

as in to tease

to make fun of in a good-natured way

everybody's kidding me about my new haircut

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tease
• joke
• roast
• ride
• razz
• rib
• josh
• fun
• jive
• take the mickey out of
• rally
• goof on
• chaff
• fool
• banter
• string along
• quip
• jest
• jolly
• wisecrack
• gag
• jape
• yuk

2

as in to joke

to make jokes

he always kids around about his "wild and crazy" life as an accountant

Synonyms & Similar Words

• joke
• fun
• fool
• jolly
• quip
• banter
• jest
• josh
• jive
• crack wise
• wisecrack
• rag
• jape
• tease
• gag
• ridicule
• amuse
• yuk
• parody
• chaff
• razz
• entertain
• rib
• mock
• haze
• jeer
• caricature
• gibe
• rally
• satirize
• lampoon
• divert

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of kid

Noun

Tensions rise in town when the kids’ school raises child-abuse allegations against the Gheorghius after teachers notice some mysterious bruising on one of their kids. — Tomris Laffly, Time, 23 Oct. 2026

Overreporting runs the risk of shunting troubled kids into the criminal-justice system merely for expressing morbid thoughts. — Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2026

Verb

But Guthrie wasn’t kidding, slipping into a yellow gingham dress before joining her co-hosts on the Today Show Plaza to greet visitors. — Rachel McRady, PEOPLE, 7 July 2026

If there was any skepticism due to the level of competition Moss faced in college, don’t kid yourself. — Bruce Feldman, New York Times, 25 June 2026

Phrases Containing kid

• kid stuff