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kid

kid
K k

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kid]
    • /kɪd/
    • /ˈkɪd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kid]
    • /kɪd/

Definitions of kid word

  • noun kid Thomas, 1558–94, English dramatist. 1
  • adjective kid made of kidskin. 1
  • adjective kid Informal. younger: his kid sister. 1
  • verb with object kid to talk or deal jokingly with; banter; jest with: She is always kidded about her accent. 1
  • verb with object kid to humbug or fool. 1
  • verb without object kid to speak or act deceptively in jest; jest. 1

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Origin of kid

First appearance:

before 1150
One of the 7% oldest English words
1150-1200; Middle English kide < Old Norse kith

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Kid

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

kid popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

kid usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for kid

noun kid

  • boy — A boy is a child who will grow up to be a man.
  • infant — a child during the earliest period of its life, especially before he or she can walk; baby.
  • daughter — Someone's daughter is their female child.
  • son — a male child or person in relation to his parents.
  • youth — the condition of being young.

verb kid

  • joke — something said or done to provoke laughter or cause amusement, as a witticism, a short and amusing anecdote, or a prankish act: He tells very funny jokes. She played a joke on him.
  • bother — If you do not bother to do something or if you do not bother with it, you do not do it, consider it, or use it because you think it is unnecessary or because you are too lazy.
  • tease — to irritate or provoke with persistent petty distractions, trifling raillery, or other annoyance, often in sport.
  • pretend — to cause or attempt to cause (what is not so) to seem so: to pretend illness; to pretend that nothing is wrong.
  • delude — If you delude yourself, you let yourself believe that something is true, even though it is not true.

adjective kid

  • kidder — to talk or deal jokingly with; banter; jest with: She is always kidded about her accent.
  • inviolate — free from violation, injury, desecration, or outrage.
  • maidenly — pertaining to, characteristic of, or befitting a maiden: a maidenly blush.
  • unpracticed — not trained or skilled; inexpert: an unpracticed actor.
  • callow — A callow young person has very little experience or knowledge of the way they should behave as an adult.

Antonyms for kid

noun kid

  • adult — An adult is a mature, fully developed person. An adult has reached the age when they are legally responsible for their actions.

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