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Synonyms for kid

Most common

little one child youngster tyke faggot UK

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Child — A child, adolescent, or (loosely) a young adult

child, youngster, tyke, little one, youth, small fry informal, bairn UK, tot, juvenile, offspring, fry UK, minor, shaver, chit, nestling, youngling, moppet informal, tiddler informal, nipper slang, sprog slang UK NZ

2. Cabrito — A young goat. The meat of a young goat

cabrito rare, capretto rare

Other

faggot UK, fagot US, kit, fawn, kidskin rare

Verb

1. Make fun of

make fun of informal, joke, banter, josh, jolly, mock, tease, scoff, jest, slag, lampoon, chaff, jape

Other

joke around informal

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A child, adolescent, or (loosely) a young adult.

    She's a kid. It's normal for her to have imaginary friends.

  2. n. 2

    A young goat. The meat of a young goat.

  3. v. 1

    To dupe or deceive.

Forms

Plural
kids → children, youngsters, tykes, youths…
Past participle
kidded
e.g. kidded → joked, bantered, joshed, jollied…

Example sentences

  • child There is no mother who doesn't love her own child.
  • youngster The youngster resented being treated as a coward.
  • faggot Someone drove by our house and yelled, "Faggot commies!"

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
kidrising
childrising
youngsterfalling
tykerising
faggotrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
kit1, fry1, tot1
4 letters
joke1, josh1, mock1, slag1, jest1, chit1, fawn1, tyke1, jape
5 letters
child1, youth1, minor2, jolly2, tease1, scoff1, chaff1, bairn, fagot, sprog
6 letters
faggot2, banter2, shaver2, nipper2, moppet
7 letters
lampoon2, tiddler, cabrito, kidskin
8 letters
juvenile3, nestling2, capretto
9 letters
offspring2, youngster2, youngling

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (minor2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
gamin
Italiano
monello
Español
chaval
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