to feel like a kid
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3.7
- idiom
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sentirse como un niño
- Inspire me and make me feel like a kid again.
- feel like a kid again
- make you feel like a kid
- still feel like a kid
And I think that's what I'll embrace moving forward and what I'll really lean into as I grow up because I still feel like a kid.
- And I think that's what I'll embrace moving forward and what I'll really lean into as I grow up because I still feel like a kid.
- I've, I've, I, you can feel like a kid a little bit, a bit like a child in the world of grown-ups.
Examples
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I feel like a kid myself today.
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I feel like a kid again, somehow.
Blog text (8) -
You know, I feel like a kid again.
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I feel like a kid again too.
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I feel like a kid again.
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Makes me feel like a kid again.
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I felt like a kid again.
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I feel like a kid with a new toy.
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I felt like a kid in front of a candy store.
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Riding my bike down the hill makes me feel like a kid again.
Antonyms
6
2.8
Have strong worry and tension when under a lot of pressure from work or exams
How Carefree
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is compositionally built from 'feel' (experience) + 'like' (as if/simile) + 'kid' (child), so its meaning 'to experience being/acting like a child' is directly derivable from the constituents. This simile-like construction is cross-linguistically common and follows standard English patterns, so a B1 learner who knows the parts will readily understand it.
Etymology
Feel like a kid comes from the simple picture of an adult suddenly enjoying the same free, playful life as a child—playing, laughing, and not worrying. That's why it means 'to experience a sense of carefree joy and innocence'.