kid
/kɪd/noun
A child, adolescent, or (loosely) a young adult.
Example sentence
- “He treated the oxen like they didn't exist, but he treated the goat kid like a puppy.”
Related words
youngsterA young person.babyA very young human, particularly from birth to a couple of years old or until walking is fully mastered.childA person who has not yet reached adulthood, whether natural (puberty), cultural (initiation), or legal (majority).newbornA recently born baby.youthThe part of life following childhood; the period of existence preceding maturity or age; the whole early part of life, from childhood, or, sometimes, from infancy, to adulthood.firstbornThe first child to be born to a parent or family.