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
ABC News, 12 Jan. 2025
The high school is a really cool place where my kid is able to go to school and meet people from all over.
—Lauryn Overhultz, Fox News, 12 Jan. 2025
Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 20 Dec. 2024
This might mean developing a detailed operations manual or even cloning yourself (just kidding, but hiring a great team is almost the same thing).
—Teja Chekuri, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
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Noun
If people are literally fleeing, people have lost their lives, kids lost their schools.
—ABC News, 12 Jan. 2025
The high school is a really cool place where my kid is able to go to school and meet people from all over.
—Lauryn Overhultz, Fox News, 12 Jan. 2025
Verb
Just kidding, this is Outlander; the answer to that question is always no.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 20 Dec. 2024
This might mean developing a detailed operations manual or even cloning yourself (just kidding, but hiring a great team is almost the same thing).
—Teja Chekuri, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kid
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Palestinian children gather to receive food aid today in Deir al-Balah, Gaza.—
Jennifer Jett,
NBC News,
17 Jan. 2025
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Financial Responsibilities: Supporting The Family In one study, more than half of parents surveyed have prioritized giving financial help to their adult children over setting aside money for themselves.—
Paula Thielen,
Forbes,
16 Jan. 2025
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Tesla has officially revealed the latest version of its Model Y crossover following images leaking online that teased the best-selling EV’s redesign.—
Jess Weatherbed,
The Verge,
10 Jan. 2025
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Pro Pickleball gets its first Video Game In mid July 2024, the PPA Pickleball video game, teased in Nov 2023, is officially released.—
Todd Boss,
Forbes,
10 Jan. 2025
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Wyckoff's video on TikTok, which currently as over 260,000 views and over 39,000 likes, was equal parts comedy and commentary as Chet joked about catcalling and cryptocurrency while jogging through the streets of Richmond, Virginia.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
13 Jan. 2025
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Guthrie joked to cameras, recalling how the two would need a makeup artist to come in for touch-ups after their off-camera chats got emotional.—
Taijuan Moorman,
USA TODAY,
13 Jan. 2025
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“Kid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kid. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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