Kids
/kɪdz/noun
Plural of kid: a child; also, a young goat.
Did you know?The child meaning of kid is a relatively modern slang development, while the older animal sense goes back through Scandinavian and possibly West Germanic forms for a young goat.
Etymological Timeline
Old Norse
ON
kið
“young goat”
Middle English
ME
kidde
“young goat, kid”
16th Century
English
kid
“young goat”
19th Century
English
kid
“a child; a young person (slang)”
Modern English
English
kids
“children; also young goats”