kid

Everyday

1. A kid is a child or a young person. tree →
2. A kid is a young goat. tree →
3. To kid is to joke or tease in a friendly way; «just kidding» means «I was joking». tree →

In the lessons

people counted: kids at camp, at school, or going home; «kid» is an everyday, friendly word, while «child» is more formal; phrases «just kidding», «are you kidding?», «kids' menu»

Examples

• There were 30 kids at camp. tree →
• 18 kids went home. tree →
• Each kid got 2 apples. tree →
• How many kids stayed at camp? tree →
• The kids played soccer after school. tree →
• The goat had two kids in the spring. tree →
• I'm just kidding, I didn't really eat your cake! tree →
• Kids under 5 ride the bus for free. tree →
• Are you kidding? That's amazing! tree →
• She ordered from the kids' menu. tree →
• The Kid knew there was little hope for him. tree →

Note

A thing counted. «went home», «left» take away; «each kid got N» gives a rate. Trap: kids at camp and kids at home are separate groups. «Kid» is informal; in writing for school, «child» or «children» is often better. «Kidding» has a double d.

In Jewish tradition

A young goat, used in this sense in the Torah; it was a common animal for meals and offerings.

Interpretation. The command not to boil a kid in its mother's milk is the root of the Jewish rule to keep meat and milk apart, which the rabbis understood to cover all meat and dairy.

Examples

• Thou shalt not seethe a kid in its mother's milk. (Torah EXO.23.19, JPS 1917) tree →
• Thou shalt not seethe a kid in its mother's milk.' (Torah EXO.34.26, JPS 1917) tree →
• And she put the skins of the kids of the goats upon his hands, and upon the smooth of his neck. (Torah GEN.27.16, JPS 1917) tree →
• And Manoah said unto the angel of the LORD: 'I pray thee, let us detain thee, that we may make ready a kid for thee.' (Prophets JDG.13.15, JPS 1917) tree →
• And Jesse took an ass laden with bread, and a bottle of wine, and a kid, and sent them by David his son unto Saul. (Prophets 1SA.16.20, JPS 1917) tree →
• If thou know not, O thou fairest among women, go thy way forth by the footsteps of the flock and feed thy kids, beside the shepherds' tents. (Writings SNG.1.8, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

A thing counted. «went home», «left» take away; «each kid got N» gives a rate. Trap: kids at camp and kids at home are separate groups. «Kid» is informal; in writing for school, «child» or «children» is often better. «Kidding» has a double d.