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
David Dickstein, Oc Register, 10 June 2026
That play typified the potential Ponder’s position coach, Mike Smith, had seen in him ever since Ponder signed months earlier as an undrafted kid out of Cal Poly.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 10 June 2026
Hunter Ingram, Variety, 27 May 2026
Comeback kids these 2026 Boston Red Sox are not.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 23 May 2026
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Noun
The new kid in town doesn’t shy from talking industrial politics during brewery tours offered several times a week to the public.
—David Dickstein, Oc Register, 10 June 2026
That play typified the potential Ponder’s position coach, Mike Smith, had seen in him ever since Ponder signed months earlier as an undrafted kid out of Cal Poly.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 10 June 2026
Verb
Gilpin isn’t kidding about the haunting.
—Hunter Ingram, Variety, 27 May 2026
Comeback kids these 2026 Boston Red Sox are not.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 23 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
Verb
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Not many 49ers can openly tease and/or taunt an opponent without fear of repercussions.—
Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
7 June 2026
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She's teased there will be harnesses.—
Dave Quinn,
PEOPLE,
7 June 2026
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When Lois Neville and Ellen Boudreau-Den Herder became co-executive directors of the Hollywood Fringe Festival in early 2020, their first job, Neville likes to joke, was to cancel it.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 June 2026
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Brittany Bell jokes that doctorate dissertation is 'coincidental' Bell, who also has a bachelor's degree from Arizona State University and a master's degree from Pepperdine University, spoke about her doctoral dissertation in the February 2025 interview.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
9 June 2026
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“Kid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kid. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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