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
Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Sep. 2025
Sign up now and be one of the cool kids.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 13 Sep. 2025
Admission is $10, but free for museum members and kids 12 and under.
—Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 13 Sep. 2025
There were times when raising kids, building careers, and paying bills felt overwhelming.
—Allen Buchanan, Oc Register, 13 Sep. 2025
Our thoughts and prayers go out to his wife, kids and the entire Kirk family.
—Emily Trainham, FOXNews.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Just ask Brandon Barron, who recently flew from Charlotte to Orlando with his wife, four young kids and his mother, who has Alzheimer's.
—Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
All the fair-weather friends who hung around her business are gone, and her kids and grandkids have floated away.
—Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
Don’t let kids run away from the bear.
—Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 13 Sep. 2025
Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Noun
Her kids were at the celebration with flags and traditional Mexican shirts.
—Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Sep. 2025
Sign up now and be one of the cool kids.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 13 Sep. 2025
Admission is $10, but free for museum members and kids 12 and under.
—Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 13 Sep. 2025
There were times when raising kids, building careers, and paying bills felt overwhelming.
—Allen Buchanan, Oc Register, 13 Sep. 2025
Our thoughts and prayers go out to his wife, kids and the entire Kirk family.
—Emily Trainham, FOXNews.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Just ask Brandon Barron, who recently flew from Charlotte to Orlando with his wife, four young kids and his mother, who has Alzheimer's.
—Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
All the fair-weather friends who hung around her business are gone, and her kids and grandkids have floated away.
—Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
Don’t let kids run away from the bear.
—Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 13 Sep. 2025
Verb
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
Noun
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Dinner and show tickets are $43-$47, $33 for children 15 and younger and for show-only.—
Eric E. Harrison,
Arkansas Online,
11 Sep. 2025
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The couple shared two young children, a son and a daughter.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Stephen Colbert jokes about presidential run after cancellation.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA Today,
9 Sep. 2025
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Hughes jokes that Excel might be his biggest competitor, because many local authorities still rely on elaborate spreadsheets built on institutional knowledge and heuristics.—
Felicia Jackson,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
Verb
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While fans of the whodunit franchise have a couple of months to go before finally getting some answers, the first trailer for Wake Up Dead Man teases much of the fun to come — including the identity of the latest murder victim.—
Shania Russell,
EW.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Rosenfield, also the author of books like 2021’s No One Will Miss Her, teases that the novel is perfect for thriller fans craving something more.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Kids.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kids. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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