Kid

/kɪd/ · noun

Meaning

(informal) A child, adolescent, or (loosely) a young adult..

Definitions by Sense

1. (informal) A child, adolescent, or (loosely) a young adult.
2. A young goat.
3. A young antelope.
4. (dated) A deception; an act of kidding somebody.
5. (nautical) A small wooden mess tub in which sailors received their food.
6. (transitive, colloquial, usually present participle) To dupe or deceive.
7. (transitive, colloquial, usually present participle) To mock or make a fool of (someone) in a playful way.
8. (intransitive, colloquial, usually present participle) To joke.

Example Sentences

She's a kid. It's normal for her to have imaginary friends.

“So you’ve got the kid,” said Sikes, when they had all reached the room: closing the door as he spoke. ¶ “Yes, here he is,” replied Nancy. ¶ “Did he come quiet?” inquired Sikes. ¶ “Like a lamb,” rejoined Nancy.

I said, “I’ll send the first sane soul I meet to keep you company.” As luck would have it, I never met one,—only kids, and a baker, who wouldn’t leave his cart, or take it with him either.

"I should never dream of calling a kid like you a woman," said Digory loftily.

‘No,’ said Luke, grinning at her. ‘You’re not dull enough! […] What about the kid’s clothes? I don’t suppose they were anything to write home about, but didn’t you keep anything? A bootee or a bit of embroidery or anything at all?’

Our kids are why all of you are in this room today. Our kids are why you wake up wondering how you'll make a difference and go to bed thinking about tomorrow's lesson plan. Our kids are why you walk into that classroom every day even when you're not getting the support, or the pay, or the respect that you deserve - because you believe that every child should have a chance to succeed; that every child can be taught.

She not my lover like "Billie Jean", but the kid is mine

Network Rail is now the biggest kid in the playground, so if it doesn't want to play it doesn't have to, and the trees still fall down every time someone gives a low pressure system a name.

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Word Forms

• kids
• kidding
• kidded

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