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kid
has definitions from the fields of zoology,clothing,theater,writing
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[ noun ] a young person of either sex (between birth and puberty)
Examples "she writes books for children" "they're just kids" "`tiddler' is a British term for youngsters" Used in print (The Dallas Morning News,...)`` I think the big thing about the game was that our kids for the third straight week stayed in there pitching and kept the pressure on . (St. Louis Post-Dispatch,...)Stengel probably preached too_much in the early days when the kid wanted to pop his bubble_gum and sow_his_oats . Mays ' day came a day earlier for Willie than for the kids and Commies this year . (Robert A. Futterman, The Future of Our Cities....)If anything may be predicted in the quicksilver world of retailing , it seems likely that the suburban branch will come to dominate children 's clothing ( taking the kid downtown is too_much of a production ) , household gadgetry and the discount_business in big-ticket items . (Christopher Davis, First Family....)Scotty gazed out at ugly gray slums and said softly , `` Look at those stupid kids '' . |
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[ verb ] tell false information to for fun
Synonyms Examples "Are you pulling my leg?" Used in print (Whit Masterson, Evil Come, Evil Go....)When no one smiled , he felt constrained to add , `` Just kidding , natch '' . Related terms |
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[ verb ] be silly or tease one another
Examples "After we relaxed, we just kidded around" Used in print (George Harmon Coxe, Error of Judgement....)And so , still wondering and a_little perplexed , he grinned at the girl and spoke lightly to make_sure that she would know he was kidding . (Jay Williams, The Forger....)We used to kid him by saying he only painted that way because he was so nearsighted . |
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[ noun ] a human offspring (son or daughter) of any age
Synonyms Examples "they had three children" "they were able to send their kids to college" Related terms parent offspring baby stepchild male_offspring army_brat female_offspring family |
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[ noun ] (theater,writing) English dramatist (1558-1594)
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[ noun ] (zoology) young goat
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