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

2 of 2

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

Especially now, younger kids are so immersed in social media and people are trying to fabricate themselves or polish and airbrush their lives and appearances. — Clayton Davis, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026

Another couple who moved to the building around the same time, Katie Alice and Dom Learey, also came from Park Slope, where they were zoned for a great public school but had to settle for living in a dark railroad apartment with their three kids. — Kim Velsey, Curbed, 9 Oct. 2026

Verb

If there was any skepticism due to the level of competition Moss faced in college, don’t kid yourself. — Bruce Feldman, New York Times, 25 June 2026

Just kidding, but seeing Angela’s team sweep Shamea’s at the Bailey Bowl basketball tournament was almost as satisfying as knowing Charles got to witness his former team’s historic win in person. — Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 22 June 2026

Phrases Containing kid

• kid stuff