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noun · A1Kids
KIDZ/kɪdz/
Kids is informal for children. The kids are playing… is home and playground talk. Children is the neutral classroom word. Kid in the singular can mean one child, still informal. Goats also have kids — at A1, think children.
Meaning
An informal word for children.
Examples
- “The kids are playing outside.”
- “Are the kids in bed?”
- “We need a table for two adults and three kids.”
Good to know
Informal children. Neutral: children. Plural verb: the kids are.
Near in meaning
children
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