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# kid

noun (kid, kids); verb (kid, kids, kidded, kidding)

«kid» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A kid is a child or a young person. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kid/#m1)
2. A kid is a young goat. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kid/#m2)
3. To kid is to joke or tease in a friendly way; «just kidding» means «I was joking». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kid/#m3)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kid/#x1)
- 18 kids went home. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kid/#x2)
- Each kid got 2 apples. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kid/#x3)
- How many kids stayed at camp? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kid/#x4)
- The kids played soccer after school. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kid/#x5)
- The goat had two kids in the spring. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kid/#x6)
- I'm just kidding, I didn't really eat your cake! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kid/#x7)
- Kids under 5 ride the bus for free. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kid/#x8)
- Are you kidding? That's amazing! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kid/#x9)
- She ordered from the kids' menu. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kid/#x10)
- The Kid knew there was little hope for him. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kid/#x11)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/K/kid/#x1)
- Thou shalt not seethe a kid in its mother's milk.' (Torah EXO.34.26, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/K/kid/#x2)
- 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/K/kid/#x3)
- 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/K/kid/#x4)
- 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/K/kid/#x5)
- 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/K/kid/#x6)

### 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.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «kid» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kid/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«kid» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/kid.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «kid» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/K/kid/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«kid» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/kid.html) on Mova free.