Collocations for "kid"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "kid" in context.
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kid
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- a [little, wimpy, rude] kid
- he's [only, just, still] a kid
- stop [acting, playing, behaving] like a kid!
- take your kids to the [game, mountains, office]
- go on [vacation, a trip] with the kids
- go [shopping, climbing, cycling] with the kids
- our kids are [well behaved, as good as gold, polite, excited]
- we have [three] kids at home
- used to [play, hang out, go] there when I was a kid
- give your kids [candy, a treat]
- picked the kids up from [school, daycare]
- [taking, driving] the kids to [school, basketball practice]
- How are the kids?
- slang: it's just kid stuff (in comparison)
- the goat and her kid
- is my kid [brother]
- is a real kid pleaser
- don't like that kid stuff anymore
- kid [leather, jackets, gloves]
- [treat, handle] her with kid gloves
- kid-friendly [movies, attractions, activities]
- the [movie] is kid friendly
'kid' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
adventurous
- attitude
- awe
- basically
- blond
- blonde
- buzz
- cartoon
- chance
- chubby
- chunky
- competitive
- cute
- demon
- devious
- dish
- excursion
- favorite
- fort
- geek
- glove
- lucky
- marble
- mischievous
- monster
- most
- mount
- patient
- plunge
- portion
- posh
- rascal
- rogue
- rough
- scruffy
- shabby
- sharp
- shut
- skinny
- sloppy
- smiling
- snot
- swell
- trolley
- tummy
- wearing
- withdrawn