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- DictionaryKid/kid/
noun
- 1. a child or young person: informal "she collected the kids from school"
- 2. a young goat.
verb
- 1. (of a goat) give birth: "milk fever usually occurs in heavy milkers shortly after kidding"
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noun. the plural of kid 1. Discover More. Example Sentences. That plan would deposit cash totaling $3600 a year per child to those with kids under 6 and $3000 a year to those with kids ages 6 to 18. From Time.
1. : a young person. kids in high school. especially : child. a married couple with two kids. often used as a generalized reference to one especially younger or less experienced. the kid on the pro golf tour. you poor kid.
a. : a young person especially between infancy and puberty. a play for both children and adults. b. : a person not yet of the age of majority (see majority sense 2a) Under the law she is still a child. c. : a childlike or childish person. He is a child in most business matters.
understanding and liking the things that young people like; often used humorously to describe an older person trying to seem young in a way that is silly or embarrassing: He uses a lot of emojis to show how "down with the kids" he is. See more. be like a kid in a candy store US and Australian English.
Definition of kid noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
to be very happy and excited about the things around you, and often react to them in a way that is silly and not controlled: You should have seen him when they arrived. He was like a kid in a candy store. See more. More examples. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. kid noun (ANIMAL)
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A kid is a child, informally, and it's also a young goat. Sometimes the word kid means a kind of soft leather made from goat skin. When kid is used as a verb, it means to tease or jokingly deceive someone — to kid them.
