kid
∞
1.0
- noun
- /kɪd/
- Informal
:
chico
- But let's just say that your kid is really struggling.
- have kids
- teach kids
- lots of kids
You know, I don't think kids want that.
- You know, I don't think kids want that.
- What can parents do if their kids are lost?
- You go on holidays, you have kids, get married, die.
- It was always the kids and then us.
- Like I'm constantly telling my kids about dead ends.
- You should be a kid as long as you can.
- And, you know, with my kids, I've made it a point.
- They felt like my kid has a great future.
- It's always been the kids or work, that's it.
- And that's the little kid inside of the adult.
- But let's just say that your kid is really struggling.
- Tim is a great guy and my kids hate him.
- So we all send our kids back to school for one day.
- And I got the kids loads of sweets.
- He goes on to treat his kids like they're royalty.
- I'm fighting for me, the kid that didn't have a chance.
Examples
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I tried to tell my father, but I was just a kid then.
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I'd feel the same way if it was my kid that was missing.
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What can parents do if their kids are lost?
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You should be a kid as long as you can.
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And she wants to have kids with you.
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Have you ever had to drive your kids places when you didn't want to?
Academic text (2012) -
My father took me to the palladium when I was a kid.
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I want to give a new toy to a kid who doesn't have one.
Academic text (2012) -
Over the years, Shapiro has followed up with the 17 kids who appeared in the documentary.
Academic text (2011) -
The kids played in the park all afternoon.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
A young person who is not yet an adult, often a son or daughter
777
1.0
A child or teenager who is not yet an adult
213
1.0
A child or teenager who is not yet an adult
190
2.8
A person who is not yet an adult by law
145
7.2
A friendly, informal way to call a child or young person
101
1.0
A young person, often a boy or young man
37
1.0
A child who goes to primary or secondary school
15
8.0
A young child who is lively and often naughty
14
9.3
A friendly way to say child or young animal
3
9.0
A child or young person in British English
2
5.5
A child or baby animal not yet fully grown
1
8.2
A small child or young goat that people talk about in a loving, informal way
1
8.7
A small child, often a boy, who is playful or naughty
1
7.4
Young children who are not yet adults
A very small child
An old word for a child, often a boy
A young child in old or local language
Idioms
- Informal
3
7.2
Very excited and happy because there are many things to choose from
- Informal
1
8.3
Very excited and happy like a child who gets presents
Compounds
How Young
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word kid meaning 'child' comes from an old word for a 'young goat'. People began using it as a friendly name for children, so kid now means a young person.