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{
"term": "kid",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "a2",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "a child or young person",
"sensetop": "as a kid",
"labels": "(informal)North American English(especially US English)(especially North American English)(especially British English)(British English)(North American English)(especially British English)",
"cefr": "a2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "Do you have any kids?"
},
{
"text": "How are the kids *(= your children)*?"
},
{
"text": "A bunch of kids were hanging around outside."
},
{
"text": "a gang/group of kids"
},
{
"text": "**college/school kids**"
},
{
"text": "**street kids** who rely on their ingenuity to keep alive"
},
{
"text": "You're acting like a **little kid**!"
},
{
"text": "I remember reading with my grandmother as a **young kid** of 6.",
"contextForm": "as a kid"
},
{
"text": "I'm looking forward to getting home to the wife and kids."
},
{
"text": "Here are some fun ways to teach your kids about healthy eating."
},
{
"text": "The kids love playing outside in the mud."
},
{
"text": "The game is aimed at kids of all ages."
},
{
"text": "She's a bright kid."
},
{
"text": "He's only a kid. You can't expect him to understand what's going on."
},
{
"text": "I feel desperately sorry for the poor kid."
},
{
"text": "I've tried to bring my kids up to respect other people."
},
{
"text": "She was crying like a kid."
},
{
"text": "The older kids had lessons in the afternoon as well."
},
{
"text": "They had adopted three kids."
},
{
"text": "They're just a bunch of kids."
},
{
"text": "We both wanted to have kids."
},
{
"text": "a spoiled little rich kid"
}
],
"topics": ["Life stages"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["little", "young", "big"],
"… of kids": ["bunch", "couple", "crowd"],
"verb + kid": ["have", "want", "adopt"],
"phrases": ["just a kid", "only a kid", "like a kid"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "a young goat",
"cefr": "c2",
"examples": [],
"topics": ["Animals"]
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "soft leather made from the skin of a young goat",
"examples": [
{
"text": "a pair of white kid gloves"
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to deal with somebody in a very careful way so that you do not offend or upset them",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Treat her with kid gloves—she's very sensitive."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "something that is so easy to do or understand that it is thought to be not very serious or only suitable for children",
"examples": [
{
"text": "That was kids' stuff compared with what lies ahead."
},
{
"text": "The movie is pure kids' stuff from beginning to end."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "a person who is new to a place, an organization, etc.",
"labels": "(informal)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Despite his six years in politics, he was still regarded by many as the new kid on the block."
}
]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/kɪd/",
"audio": "ki/kid/kid__gb_2.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/kɪd/",
"audio": "ki/kid/kid__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "noun Middle English (in sense (3)): from Old Norse kith, of Germanic origin; related to German Kitze."
}