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
Hannah Sacks, People.com, 24 July 2025
Byron is reportedly married and shares two kids with his wife, who is not Cabot.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 24 July 2025
Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 18 June 2025
Surely this step won’t be controversial at all… (kidding).
—Neil Paine, New York Times, 17 June 2025
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Noun
In one photo, the former professional athlete could be seen towering over his kids and wearing a white matching set.
—Hannah Sacks, People.com, 24 July 2025
Byron is reportedly married and shares two kids with his wife, who is not Cabot.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 24 July 2025
Verb
Nintendo wasn't kidding about bricking the Switch 2 if hacking or piracy is detected.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 18 June 2025
Surely this step won’t be controversial at all… (kidding).
—Neil Paine, New York Times, 17 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kid
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Central to his story is his birth on the dying planet Krypton and his arrival as an outsider to Kansas, and the creators of the comic, Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, are children of European Jewish immigrants.—
Conor Murray,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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That may involve preventing children from accessing the entire site or app, or only some parts or kinds of content.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
14 July 2025
Verb
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Interestingly, Google is also teasing new offers for the Pixel 10.—
Janhoi McGregor,
Forbes.com,
22 July 2025
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The ending might seem pleasingly final, but watch for a predictable and quite unnecessary post-credits sting that sets up the Fantastic Four’s return with a cliffhanger and teases the return of a very familiar character.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
22 July 2025
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The Coldplay camera video has been joked about by other artists, including Liam Gallagher who said cheaters would be safe at Oasis’ shows.—
Tomás Mier,
Rolling Stone,
25 July 2025
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The episode also mentioned the controversy over the ongoing fallout over the Jeffrey Epstein list and joked about CBS and Paramount recent announcement that Stephen Colbert's Late Show is to be cancelled.—
Kate Plummer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 July 2025
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“Kid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kid. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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