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
Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Sep. 2025
Older kids with behavioral problems who are hard to place.
—Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 26 Sep. 2025
Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 2 Sep. 2025
And the creators aren't kidding about the show's sci-fi elements.
—EW.com, 14 Aug. 2025
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Noun
The store also has interactive play areas and photo opportunities with Geoffrey the Giraffe, designed to bring back the magic of toy shopping and give kids a hands-on experience that online carts cannot replace.
—Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Sep. 2025
Older kids with behavioral problems who are hard to place.
—Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 26 Sep. 2025
Verb
In 2019, Lebanese depositors discovered that their banking system had, in effect, just been kidding about those savings accounts.
—Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 2 Sep. 2025
And the creators aren't kidding about the show's sci-fi elements.
—EW.com, 14 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kid
Noun
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Morris, 64, entered guilty pleas to five felony counts of lewd or indecent acts to a child in an Osage County courtroom.—
Nolan Clay,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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Some schools offer tuition discounts if multiple children from the same family are enrolled.—
Rachel Wegner,
Nashville Tennessean,
3 Oct. 2025
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PopUp bagels just opened a shop in Tampa, Florida, and recently teased plans to open one in Atlanta, Georgia, by year’s end.—
Tanasia Kenney,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Sep. 2025
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The singer teased that her daughter may be ready to step out on her own and start her own career in the music industry.—
Kayla Grant,
PEOPLE,
30 Sep. 2025
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Sucker Punch recently fired a developer who joked about right-wing commentator Charlie Kirk’s assassination after the same people who vowed to never play Yotei launched a cancel campaign against the studio.—
Alyssa Mercante,
Rolling Stone,
25 Sep. 2025
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The pair also joked about it when the former President showed up on the podcast Michelle Obama co-hosts with her brother, titled IMO with Michelle Obama and Craig Robinson.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Kid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kid. Accessed 3 Oct. 2025.
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