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
Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 17 June 2026
Swift has shared mixed feelings about having kids over the years.
—Allison Degrushe, StyleCaster, 17 June 2026
CBS News, 28 May 2026
Gilpin isn’t kidding about the haunting.
—Hunter Ingram, Variety, 27 May 2026
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Noun
Jelly Roll's two kids, Bailee and Noah, are both from prior relationships.
—Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 17 June 2026
Swift has shared mixed feelings about having kids over the years.
—Allison Degrushe, StyleCaster, 17 June 2026
Verb
Zucker watched the video and thought Harper — more known for his brush with greatness as a two-time NL MVP — was kidding.
—CBS News, 28 May 2026
Gilpin isn’t kidding about the haunting.
—Hunter Ingram, Variety, 27 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kid
Noun
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Every year for birthdays and holidays, my in-laws give cash as gifts to their children and the spouses.—
Jeanne Phillips,
Mercury News,
13 June 2026
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Sam Abu Haikal is the 13th child to be killed by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank so far this year, according to the Israeli human rights group B’Tselem, which has documented the killing of 236 children in the region by Israeli forces since the Hamas attacks on Israel on October 7, 2023.—
Jeremy Diamond,
CNN Money,
13 June 2026
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As Akanji whipped in a teasing delivery from the right, Embolo headed the ball down.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
13 June 2026
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Images from 2004 show the sisters hiding their low ponytails under buttoned jackets and fur collars; the tops of their heads teased.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
12 June 2026
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White joked that Cunningham, who missed last week’s win over the Chicago Sky, should have gotten the PRP shot sooner.—
James Boyd,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
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Cowboys head coach Brian Schottenheimer remained confident in the turf at the stadium and joked how World Cup participants don’t get the full experience of the stadium without the glare.—
Cal Phillips
June 17,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
17 June 2026
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“Kid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kid. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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