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

plural of kid

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of kid

simple past tense and past participle of kid

(UK, colloquial, transitive) To trick or deceive deliberately; to play a prank on.

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).

present participle of kid

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

plural of kidding