kid

[kid] / kɪd /

NOUN

young person

Synonyms

STRONGEST

baby boy child daughter girl infant son teenager youngster youth

STRONG

bairn juvenile lad lass tot

WEAK

little one

Antonyms

STRONGEST

adult

VERB

fool, ridicule

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bother delude joke tease

STRONG

banter beguile cozen dupe flimflam gull hoax hoodwink jape jest jolly josh mock rag razz rib roast spoof trick

WEAK

make fun of make sport of

Antonyms

WEAK

be serious

Example Sentences

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Parents can’t help but worry about how a lack of AI preparedness will affect their kids’ future career prospects.

From The Wall Street Journal

The 35-year-old was told he had avoidance anxiety: "I wouldn't cross a road, I wouldn't take the kids to school."

From BBC

"Having said that, I'm an 80s kid, and we didn't have our location tracked," she says.

From BBC

She lives there with one of her children, along with her best friend and her two kids.

From BBC

A great part of Morvan’s motivation for the memoir was to leave a legacy for his kids.

From Los Angeles Times