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

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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

As a kid growing up in Los Angeles, there was no greater barometer of class than the department store. — Deputy Managing Editor, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2026

The child’s mother told him that classes at their small, private school had been canceled two days prior because so many kids were sick with measles. — Erika Edwards, NBC news, 24 July 2026

Verb

Room was kidding, but someone inside Arrowhead Stadium on Saturday night had the power to make that happen. — Pete Grathoff june 21, Kansas City Star, 21 June 2026

Naturally, Kelly gets kidded about that as well. — Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 June 2026

Phrases Containing kid

• kid stuff