Kid

Quick meaning: Kid is a noun meaning (informal) A child, adolescent, or (loosely) a young adult.

Meaning

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

More Meanings

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

Example Sentences

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

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

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

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.

Word Forms

• kids
• kidding
• kidded

Synonyms for kid

Depending on context, synonyms include bairn, brat, child, chit, fry, juvenile.

Antonyms for kid

Common opposites include parent.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include kidskin, tyke, tike, chaff, fry, shaver.

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