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kid

n. countable
A2 Elementary Oxford US //ˈkɪd// UK //kˈɪd// kid Archaic General-service Informal

n. a child or a young person. You can also use this word for a young goat.

n. a child or young person; also refers to a juvenile goat. Informal in register when referring to humans.


SIMPLE

The kids are playing in the garden.

CONTEXTUAL

I need to pick up the kids from school before the grocery store closes.

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Commonly used in the plural to refer to one's own children.

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