as in children
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 jokes
to make fun of in a good-natured way
everybody's kidding me about my new haircut
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as in fools
to make jokes
he always kids around about his "wild and crazy" life as an accountant
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Recent Examples of kids
Victoria Moorwood, Cincinnati Enquirer, 26 Oct. 2025
The key to raising emotionally resilient kids is the ability to repair.
—Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
Put together a few games for the kids, or set up a spooky drink cart for an adults-only get-together.
—Kylie Petty, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Oct. 2025
The nonprofit foundation, Spirit of Children, brings Halloween to kids in hospitals across the country and also raises funds for the facilities’ child life departments.
—Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
Bobby Dazzler’s Pumpkin Patch is definitely designed with parents and kids in mind.
—Sacbee.com, 25 Oct. 2025
As my generation continues to age, many of our kids will eventually be monitoring us.
—Don Riddell, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2025
Such is the case with Tigers Are Not Afraid, director/writer Issa López's gritty tale following a band of street kids in Mexico.
—Gwen Ihnat, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Oct. 2025
Macy’s, founded in New York City in 1858, benefits from a huge reservoir of goodwill among its 40 million annual customers, many of whom remember trips to the department store as kids, to get outfits for their graduations or to sit on Santa’s knee.
—Phil Wahba, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2025
Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025
There’s also never really a good explanation for why the population of campers has dwindled, beyond Charlie Brown telling Sally that kids her age just want to watch TV instead of heading outdoors for fun.
—Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Noun
In 2020, health issues and a death left Harrison's mother unable to care for the kids, Kyla Rose and Emery.
—Victoria Moorwood, Cincinnati Enquirer, 26 Oct. 2025
The key to raising emotionally resilient kids is the ability to repair.
—Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
Put together a few games for the kids, or set up a spooky drink cart for an adults-only get-together.
—Kylie Petty, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Oct. 2025
The nonprofit foundation, Spirit of Children, brings Halloween to kids in hospitals across the country and also raises funds for the facilities’ child life departments.
—Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
Bobby Dazzler’s Pumpkin Patch is definitely designed with parents and kids in mind.
—Sacbee.com, 25 Oct. 2025
As my generation continues to age, many of our kids will eventually be monitoring us.
—Don Riddell, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2025
Such is the case with Tigers Are Not Afraid, director/writer Issa López's gritty tale following a band of street kids in Mexico.
—Gwen Ihnat, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Oct. 2025
Macy’s, founded in New York City in 1858, benefits from a huge reservoir of goodwill among its 40 million annual customers, many of whom remember trips to the department store as kids, to get outfits for their graduations or to sit on Santa’s knee.
—Phil Wahba, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2025
Verb
Now, Wilson is showing off his brand's latest back-to-school collection as part of Macy's x Rookie kids fashion show, and his three eldest kids walked the runway.
—Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025
There’s also never really a good explanation for why the population of campers has dwindled, beyond Charlie Brown telling Sally that kids her age just want to watch TV instead of heading outdoors for fun.
—Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for kids
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Speaking to the Associated Press, Charly Saint-Vil described the aftermath of the tragedy, saying that parents were calling out for missing children.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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Pritam witnessed firsthand the horrors of Partition—communal riots forced her to migrate to India from Pakistan in 1947 with nothing but her two small children and a red shawl.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
30 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Everyone jokes about Shannon and her Spanx, which is really missing a Kerastase Thermatique trick here by not endorsing Shannon.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
31 Oct. 2025
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Jesse jokes, blithely unaware, before shooting out of bed after locking eyes with the chimp.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Oct. 2025
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And, as the announcement teases with a lengthy pause, Jessica Lange is making her return to the series, after last being seen briefly in 2018's Apocalypse season.—
Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Oct. 2025
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The show’s logline teases an ambitious group of friends navigating life and love in Los Angeles.—
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
31 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Kids.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kids. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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