- 1[countable] (informal) a child or young person A bunch of kids were hanging around outside. a 15-year-old kid She's a bright kid. How are the kids (= your children)? Do you have any kids? Kid is much more common than child in informal and spoken English. Topic CollocationsChildrenhaving a baby/child
- want (to have) a baby/a child/children/kids
- start a family
- conceive/be expecting/be going to have a baby/child
- miss your period
- become/get/ be/find out that you are pregnant
- have a baby/a child/kids/a son/a daughter/twins/a family
- have a normal/a difficult/an unwanted pregnancy; an easy/a difficult birth/labor
- be in/go into/induce labor
- have/suffer/cause a miscarriage
- give birth to a child/a baby/a daughter/a son/twins
- bring up/raise a child/a family
- care for/watch a baby/child/kid
- change a diaper/a baby
- nurse/feed/breastfeed/bottle-feed a baby
- be entitled to/go on maternity/paternity leave
- go back/return to work after maternity leave
- need/find/get a babysitter/high-quality, affordable childcare/a nanny
- balance/combine work and childcare/child-rearing/family (life)
- educate/teach/home-school a child/a kid/children
- punish/discipline/spoil a child/a kid/children
- adopt/foster a baby/a child/a kid/children
- offer a baby for/put a baby up for adoption
- be placed with/be raised by foster parents
- 2[countable] a young goat
- 3[uncountable] soft leather made from the skin of a young goat a pair of white kid gloves Idioms
to deal with someone in a very careful way so that you do not offend or upset them
something that is so easy to do or understand that it is thought to be not very serious or only suitable for children
a person who is new to a place, an organization, etc. Despite his six years in politics, he was still regarded by many as the new kid on the block.
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