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
Stefan Ionescu
may 06, New Atlas, 6 May 2026
Each kid was sponsored to pick up trash around their school on the weekend.
—Michael Abeyta, CBS News, 6 May 2026
Miami Herald, 13 Apr. 2026
Don’t kid yourself, because your efforts and your momentary motivation might not have staying power.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 12 Apr. 2026
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Noun
The space can easily fit a king mattress or two queens if kids aren't in the picture.
—Stefan Ionescu
may 06, New Atlas, 6 May 2026
Each kid was sponsored to pick up trash around their school on the weekend.
—Michael Abeyta, CBS News, 6 May 2026
Verb
Anyone who doesn’t believe Lamar Jackson bears the pressure to fulfill his greatness with a Super Bowl ring is kidding themselves, NFL history and plain logic.
—Miami Herald, 13 Apr. 2026
Don’t kid yourself, because your efforts and your momentary motivation might not have staying power.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 12 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kid
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These could simply be great-grandparents put peacefully to rest in old age, a kind of grief far removed from that which children feel over parents who simply cannot care for them, or parents lost to murder or addiction, as some of the letters describe.—
Casey Cep,
New Yorker,
9 May 2026
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At least 168 people were killed, including 110 children.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
9 May 2026
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With The Boys teasing a return for Aya Cash‘s Stormfront in the upcoming prequel series, Eric Kripke has no plans to retcon her motivations.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
10 May 2026
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Although Talamasca is ending, AMC teased possible iterations of the universe in future shows.—
Alyssa Modos,
PEOPLE,
9 May 2026
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Lindsay jokes that Kyle lost his wedding ring but found a DJ career, which lights the long fuse that ignites the whole evening.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
6 May 2026
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Former President Barack Obama joked with Stephen Colbert about the talk show host running for president.—
Terry Collins,
USA Today,
6 May 2026
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“Kid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kid. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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