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kid1

 
pronunciation:
kId
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part of speech: noun
definition 1: "Kid" is another word for "child." We use the word "kid" instead of "child" when we are speaking in a relaxed way with people we know.
There were a lot of kids at the amusement park, but also a lot of adults too.
 
synonyms:
child, youth
similar words:
adolescent, minor
definition 2: A kid is a young goat.
On a school trip to a farm, Tim's class saw some goats. The mother goats had little horns, but the kids didn't have any horns yet.
 
similar words:
goat
definition 3: Kid is the leather from the skin of a young goat. It is used for making gloves or other things.
These really soft gloves are made out of kid.
similar words:
leather
derivation: kidlike (adj.)
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