noun
kid
KID/kɪd/
A young goat.
The kid nuzzles the adult goat beside the fence.
Etymology
Originally a young goat, kid comes from a Scandinavian word such as Old Norse kið. English extended the name for the animal’s young to a human child.
In context
that's a different thing for my kid than it is for any other any other kid in the in the room that's not black because your child knows that he's descended of enslaved individuals
More examples
- Two newborn kids nurse beside their mother.
- We bottle-feed the smallest kid on the goat farm.
- The goat watches her kids climb onto a low rock.
Forms
kid · kids
Similar words
- goat
- Names the animal at any age, not specifically a young one.