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
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All proceeds to the sell-out show, which was simulcast on ESPN, benefited the Garden of Dreams Foundation, the MSG non-profit supporting children in need.—
Marlow Stern,
Variety,
20 June 2026
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Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani was away from the team Friday for the birth of his second child with his wife, Mamiko.—
Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2026
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Eric Schmidt, the former CEO of Google, took over as chief executive of Relativity a little more than a year ago, teasing new areas of focus such as orbital data centers, philanthropic space science ventures, and national security missions.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
19 June 2026
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The singer has been teasing the song on tour this summer.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
19 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 23 Jun. 2026.
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