(informal) Children cannot be expected to act like adults.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of kid

plural of kid

The action of the verb kid. / (agriculture) The act of a goat giving birth.

present participle of kid

(colloquial) An exclamation of amazement. / (colloquial, sarcastic) Said in response to an obvious statement.

A young goat. / Of a female goat, the state of being pregnant: in kid. / Kidskin. / (uncountable) The meat of a young goat. / A young antelope.

(transitive, colloquial) To make a fool of (someone). / (transitive, colloquial) To dupe or deceive (someone). / (transitive, colloquial) To make a joke with (someone).

A fagot; a bundle of heath and furze.

simple past tense and past participle of kid