why do people refer to their children as kid's, only goats have kid's ,humans have children.I hate the word .
2007-01-31 09:33:53 · 14 answers · asked by MILLION DOLLAR QUESTION 5 in Family & Relationships ➔ Family
Ah I'm not alone, children are children!
2007-01-31 09:41:44 · answer #1 · answered by Lost soul 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Since I have actual 'kids' I can see the similarities of children and kids...to me there's nothing cuter than a baby goat. But, I do try to refer to humans as 'children', so much is getting abbreviated now days, I'm trying to cling to the original state of things.... There are so many other things we can be called beside 'old people' it's just disrespectful (in my opinion) and shows a lack of knowledge in the english language. Seems the younger generation doesn't own a good dictionary not to mention a thesaurus.
2016-05-23 23:50:08 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Straight out of the dictionary.....find something new to gripe about : )
kid (kĭd) Pronunciation Key
n.
A young goat.
The young of a similar animal, such as an antelope.
The flesh of a young goat.
Leather made from the skin of a young goat; kidskin.
An article made from this leather.
A child.
A young person.
The flesh of a young goat.
Leather made from the skin of a young goat; kidskin.
An article made from this leather.
A child.
A young person.
Informal
A child.
A young person.
Slang Pal. Used as a term of familiar address, especially for a young person: Hi, kid! What's up?
2007-01-31 09:53:10 · answer #3 · answered by schweetums 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I often use the word (kid's) when talking about children. I think it has a lot to do with where you come from . We also call our children ,bairn and bane in my neck of the woods .I would rather use them words rather then some swear words I hear some people use when talking to their children. I disagree with one person who said it's down to the basic understanding of English. We might all speak English but we also have dialects which can have an impact on out choice of words we use.
2007-01-31 09:38:32 · answer #4 · answered by scorpionbabe32 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i call my little girl by her name. i suppose if there was 2 or more i may refer 2 them as kids but not as in baby goats!
2007-01-31 09:38:36 · answer #5 · answered by trout 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Its the next way to refer to them that is not such a long word. U should consider changing your thinking on this....bc' alot of people call their children "kids".
2007-01-31 10:04:06 · answer #6 · answered by º§€V€Nº 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋
The American way of calling children. They just have to change all words of the original English so they can have what they call American English"
2007-01-31 22:26:50 · answer #7 · answered by beautilicious88 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Why worry about nothing?
kids small word, fits behavours of kids...
children is too long
2007-01-31 21:25:28 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
A "kid" is really an American term for a child - it's not an English word for a child at all.
2007-01-31 09:41:58 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I can't see the problem - some parents call their children worse things than that.
2007-02-01 03:36:44 · answer #10 · answered by ? 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I totally agree with you.By calling children "kids" its just another way of using a slang word instead of the proper grammar.
2007-01-31 09:38:52 · answer #11 · answered by shell.7. 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋