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
Kayla Jimenez, USA Today, 30 June 2025
Olsen talks about how the grind of having to earn a living, the drag of figuring out home care for young kids, has worn female writers down.
—Hilton Als, New Yorker, 30 June 2025
Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 2 June 2025
Video taken earlier that day at a nearby beach shows police weren’t kidding — as the bear can be seen soaking in the shallow surf, lazily paddling about and letting waves run across its back.
—Mitchell Willetts, Miami Herald, 1 June 2025
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Noun
Often, wealthy parents pay Riley, a director and senior admissions consultant at Ivy Academic Prep, to help guide their kids when applying for college.
—Kayla Jimenez, USA Today, 30 June 2025
Olsen talks about how the grind of having to earn a living, the drag of figuring out home care for young kids, has worn female writers down.
—Hilton Als, New Yorker, 30 June 2025
Verb
Just kidding — although that would certainly get a reaction from Porsha — but there was a mysterious naked man seen from a nearby villa (??).
—Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 2 June 2025
Video taken earlier that day at a nearby beach shows police weren’t kidding — as the bear can be seen soaking in the shallow surf, lazily paddling about and letting waves run across its back.
—Mitchell Willetts, Miami Herald, 1 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kid
Noun
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He was hired to perform an autopsy on the child, who died while Ross was in delivery.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
People.com,
21 June 2025
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But other commenters raise a very valid point: child care.—
Melissa Willets,
Parents,
21 June 2025
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Affectionately, the 35-year-old pop star is not known for setting or chasing trends, instead using fashion to tease new musical eras or evoke a sense of girl-next-door relatability.—
Emily Tannenbaum,
Glamour,
29 June 2025
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The historic broadcast network began teasing the multiple Emmy winner’s birthday as early as June 13.—
Ronda Racha Penrice,
HollywoodReporter,
28 June 2025
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The recipe in question is for tortellini and Sinatra isn’t joking—in 1965, concerned citizens of Italy drafted a document to describe the proper method for preparing this pasta, which was eventually registered with the Chamber of Commerce of Bologna, the hometown of tortellini.—
Elena Valeriote,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2025
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Shaw joked that nobody dreams of becoming an official.—
Chris Vannini,
New York Times,
18 June 2025
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“Kid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kid. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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