kid

noun
/ˈkɪd/

Used as a form of address for a child, teenager or young adult.

Other meanings

The meat of a young goat.
A young antelope.

Synonyms

child
minor
fry

Example sentences

“Our goat had a litter of three kids.”
Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0
“I wish I had no kids.”
Tatoeba · deniko · CC0
“The poor kid felt the blow he was given.”
Tatoeba · AmarMecheri · CC0

Word history

From Old Norse "kið" (young goat).

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “kid” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.