Word: Kid

Pronunciation

/kɪd/

Definitions

• Noun: A young person, typically between infancy and puberty; a child. For example: “The kids were playing in the park.”
• Noun (informal): A young goat. For example: “The farmer raised several kids on his farm.”
• Verb (informal): To tease or joke with someone, often affectionately. For example: “He likes to kid his friends about their fashion choices.”

Phrases

• “Just kidding” or “I’m just kidding”: Used to indicate that one’s previous statement was not serious but intended as a joke.
• “To play the kid”: To act playfully or mischievously like a child.
• “To have a kid or kids”: To give birth to or parent a child/children.

Example Sentences

• Noun: “The teacher asked the kids to line up for recess.”
• Noun (informal): “The nanny bottle-fed the baby goats, or kids, every evening.”
• Verb: “Don’t take offense; I’m only kidding when I call you ‘old man’.”

Synonyms

• Child (noun)
• Offspring (noun)
• Lamb (for the informal meaning of young goat)
• Tease (verb)
• Joke (verb)