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
Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2025
The massacre, which also wounded 21 people, became a blueprint for dozens of copycats and shattered the notion that kids were safe in school.
—Terry Collins, USA Today, 20 Apr. 2025
Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 28 Mar. 2025
Trump’s thirstiest supporters are already seeking to either amend the Constitution or find a loophole through it, so don’t kid yourself and say that Trump is a lame duck in the way his predecessors since Dwight Eisenhower have been.
—Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 18 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Not to a kid like that that has been working their whole life and been told that Deion’s kids are never going to be as good as him.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2025
The massacre, which also wounded 21 people, became a blueprint for dozens of copycats and shattered the notion that kids were safe in school.
—Terry Collins, USA Today, 20 Apr. 2025
Verb
Who are Manager Brandon Hyde and General Manager Mike Elias kidding here?
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 28 Mar. 2025
Trump’s thirstiest supporters are already seeking to either amend the Constitution or find a loophole through it, so don’t kid yourself and say that Trump is a lame duck in the way his predecessors since Dwight Eisenhower have been.
—Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 18 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kid
Noun
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In addition to his wife and children he is survived by a grandchild.—
Rick Kogan,
Chicago Tribune,
4 May 2025
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The beach is better suited to adults and older children due to the challenging access and lack of shade.—
Cecilia Rodriguez,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
Verb
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In the trailer for Buzz, which Deadline can exclusively share, Lithgow teases what listeners can expect.—
Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
29 Apr. 2025
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Despite the riveting plot, the author teases to PEOPLE that her main character is going to be the aspect of the novel that readers aren’t likely to forget.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
People.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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The video was originally posted on Timberlake's Instagram, with the musician joking about being one of Kelce’s supporting stars.—
Natasha Dye,
People.com,
2 May 2025
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In the interview, Cannon casually joked about insuring his testicles for a whopping $10,000,000, claiming each one was worth $5,000,000.—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
2 May 2025
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“Kid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kid. Accessed 13 May. 2025.
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