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| child |
A child is a young girl or boy. "Kid" is another word for "child." [1/2 definitions] |
| kid1 |
"Kid" is another word for "child." We use the word "kid" instead of "child" when we are speaking in a relaxed way with people we know. [3 definitions] |
| kid2 |
When you kid someone, you say something about them just to be funny and sometimes to be a little mean also. What you say is probably not true or is not completely true. [1/2 definitions] |
| merry-go-round |
a piece of play equipment in a park or school ground that consists of a round platform that turns around in a circle when pushed. It is mainly used by children. Some kids sit or stand on the platform while others run around the outside and push it to make it go around. Usually a kid who is pushing will hop on when the platform is going fast enough. The harder kids push, the faster the merry-go-round will turn around. [1/2 definitions] |
| possibly |
If you will possibly miss the bus, there is a chance that you will miss the bus. If you are possibly the smartest kid in the class, then you might be the smartest. There is a chance that you are the smartest. [1/2 definitions] |
| situation |
A situation is what is happening to you or around you at a particular time. A hard situation for many children is being a new kid in school. A dangerous situation for all people is being outside near trees when there is lightning. [1/2 definitions] |
| sole1 |
If you are the sole kid in your class with red hair, then you are the only kid in your class who has red hair. If a machine has the sole function of chopping vegetables, then the only thing it does is to chop vegetables. That is its only function. |
| take turns |
When kids take turns playing with a toy, one kid plays with it first and then the next kid plays with it while the other kid waits. Then the first kid plays with it again, and then the second kid plays with it again, and so on. |
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