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
John J. Donohue, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
Each restaurant is equipped with a kids’ menu, but there weren’t any chicken tenders and fries available.
—Essence, 12 Sep. 2025
Scott Powers, New York Times, 29 July 2025
There’s a big gulf between pro marathoners and high-school track, of course—but don’t kid yourself that they’re not connected.
—Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 25 July 2025
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Noun
At nearly the same time in nearby Utah, conservative commentator Charlie Kirk was brutally murdered on a college campus in front of a crowd and his wife and kids.
—John J. Donohue, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
Each restaurant is equipped with a kids’ menu, but there weren’t any chicken tenders and fries available.
—Essence, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
More than a quarter of you will be engaging in some piracy this season, and all of your names and email addresses have been handed over to the authorities (kidding!).
—Scott Powers, New York Times, 29 July 2025
There’s a big gulf between pro marathoners and high-school track, of course—but don’t kid yourself that they’re not connected.
—Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 25 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kid
Noun
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No one who celebrates the loss of human life should be anywhere near children.—
Amy DeLaura,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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Hence children who develop strong foundational skills early are better equipped to use AI tools beneficially later.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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As of Tuesday night, South Park’s X account still hasn’t teased any hints of what Episode 5 will be about, something the show has done consistently before the previous three episodes.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Cardi teased on Today about the follow-up to her smash 2018 debut LP, Invasion of Privacy.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
16 Sep. 2025
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Coon also joked that with so much time adapting the elaborate costumes, her daughter, born in the summer of 2021, thought that her mom's on-set dresser, Brian, was her father.—
Avalon Hester,
PEOPLE,
12 Sep. 2025
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My wife jokes about the cat having foiled our murder plot yet again.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Kid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kid. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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