Kid, Kids, KIDS, and K.I.D.S. may refer to:

Common meanings

* Colloquial term for a

child A child () is a human being between the stages of childbirth, birth and puberty, or between the Development of the human body, developmental period of infancy and puberty. The term may also refer to an unborn human being. In English-speaking ...

or other

young person Youth is the time of life when one is young. The word, youth, can also mean the time between childhood and adulthood ( maturity), but it can also refer to one's peak, in terms of health or the period of life known as being a young adult. Youth ...

** Also for a parent's

offspring In biology, offspring are the young creation of living organisms, produced either by sexual reproduction, sexual or asexual reproduction. Collective offspring may be known as a brood or progeny. This can refer to a set of simultaneous offspring ...

regardless of age * Engage in

joking A joke is a display of humour in which words are used within a specific and well-defined narrative structure to make people laughter, laugh and is usually not meant to be interpreted literally. It usually takes the form of a story, often with ...

* Young

goat The goat or domestic goat (''Capra hircus'') is a species of Caprinae, goat-antelope that is mostly kept as livestock. It was domesticated from the wild goat (''C. aegagrus'') of Southwest Asia and Eastern Europe. The goat is a member of the ...

* The

goat meat Goat meat is the meat of the domestic goat (''Capra hircus''). The term 'goat meat' denotes meat of older animals, while meat from young goats is called 'kid meat'. In South Asian cuisine, goat meat is called mutton, along with sheep meat.''O ...

of young goats *

Kidskin Kidskin or kid leather is a type of soft, thin leather that is traditionally used for gloves (hence the phrase 'wikt:kid gloves, kid gloves,' used since at least 1888 as a metaphor for careful handling). It is widely used for other fashion purpose ...

, leather from young goats

Entertainment

Performers

* K.I.D (band), Canadian indie rock band * K.I.D. (musician), a disco project by Geoff Bastow *

Kid 'n Play Kid 'n Play is an American hip-hop duo from New York City who were most popular in the late 1980s and early 1990s. It is composed of Christopher Reid ("Kid") and Christopher Martin ("Play") working alongside their DJ, Mark "DJ Wiz" Eastmond. B ...

, American hip-hop duo from New York *

Kid Capri David Anthony Love Jr. (better known as Kid Capri; born February 7, 1967) is an American DJ and rapper. Early life Kid Capri was born in New York City, in Brooklyn. He spent most of his youth in the Bronx. As an 8-year-old, Capri would atte ...

(born 1967), American DJ and rapper *

Kid Carpet Kid Carpet (born Ed Patrick) is a musician from Bristol, England. His music has been described as 'kiddy disco punk' and 'shit-hop', as it is recorded in his home studio using instruments such as samplers, Casio keyboards, and various children ...

, musician from Bristol, UK *

Kid Crème Kid Crème (born Nicolas Scaravilli, 1974)

(born 1974), house music producer and DJ *

Kid Cudi Scott Ramon Seguro Mescudi (born January 30, 1984), also known by his stage name Kid Cudi ( ; formerly stylized as KiD CuDi), is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, actor, and fashion designer. Born and raised in Clevelan ...

(born 1984), American rapper Scott Ramon Seguro Mescudi *

Kid Ink Brian Todd Collins (born April 1, 1986), known professionally as Kid Ink, is an American rapper and singer from Los Angeles, California. His debut studio album, ''Up & Away (Kid Ink album), Up & Away'' (2012), was released independently and peake ...

(born 1986; Brian Todd Collins), American rapper * Kid Jensen (born 1950; David Jensen), Canadian-British radio DJ *

Kid Ory Edward "Kid" Ory (December 25, 1886 – January 23, 1973) was an American jazz composer, Trombone, trombonist and bandleader. One of the early users of the glissando technique, he helped establish it as a central element of Music of New Orle ...

(1886–1973), American jazz trombonist and bandleader *

Kid Rock Robert James Ritchie (born January 17, 1971), known professionally as Kid Rock, is an American musician, singer, rapper, and songwriter. After establishing himself in the Music of Detroit#Hip-hop, Detroit hip-hop scene, he broke through into m ...

(born 1971), American singer Robert James Ritchie * Kid Creole (born 1950), American musician August Darnell, leader of

Kid Creole and the Coconuts Kid Creole and the Coconuts is an American musical group created by August Darnell with Coati Mundi (musician), Andy Hernandez and Adriana Kaegi. Its music incorporates a variety of styles and influences, in particular a mix of disco and Latin ...

The Kid Laroi Charlton Kenneth Jeffrey Howard (born 17 August 2003), known professionally as the Kid Laroi (stylized as The Kid LAROI), is an Australian rapper, singer and songwriter. He was first discovered by Triple J Unearthed in 2016 at the age of 13. As ...

(born 2003), Australian rapper and singer-songwriter Charlton Howard

Albums

* ''

K.I.D.S. ''K.I.D.S.'' (backronym for ''Kickin' Incredibly Dope Shit'') is the fourth mixtape by American rapper Mac Miller. It was released by Rostrum Records on August 13, 2010, through DatPiff. The title is a reference to the 1995 drama film '' Kids' ...

'', by Mac Miller, 2010 * ''K.I.D.S.'' (EP), by Tiny Masters of Today, 2006 * ''Kids'' (Noga Erez album), 2021 * '' Kids: Live at Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola'', by Hank Jones and Joe Lovano, 2007 * ''Kids'', by

the Midnight The Midnight is an American synthwave band composed of Atlanta-based singer-songwriter Tyler Lyle and Los Angeles–based Danish producer, songwriter, and singer Tim McEwan. The band's motto is "" (), a Japanese phrase that loosely translates ...

, 2018

Songs

* "Kid" (Peter Andre song), a 2014 song * "Kid" (Pretenders song), 1979 * "Kid", a song by

Green Apple Quick Step Green Apple Quick Step, often abbreviated as GAQS, is an American rock band from Seattle. Their sound was described as hard-edged, post-grunge rock. The band began as Inspector Luv and the Ride Me Babys in Tacoma, Washington before becoming G ...

* "Kid", a song by Imagine Dragons from ''Loom'', 2024 * "Kids" (MGMT song), 2008 * "Kids" (OneRepublic song), 2016 * "Kids" (Style of Eye song), 2013 * "Kids" (Robbie Williams and Kylie Minogue song), 2000 * "Kids", a song by Dev from the 2014 EP ''

Bittersweet July ''Bittersweet July'' is the second extended play (EP) by American recording artist Dev, released on September 23, 2014 by her own record label Rica Lyfe Records. It is her first project released since her debut studio album ''The Night the Sun Ca ...

'' * "Kids", a song from the 1960 musical ''

Bye Bye Birdie ''Bye Bye Birdie'' is a stage musical with music by Charles Strouse and lyrics by Lee Adams, based upon a book by Michael Stewart. Originally titled ''Let's Go Steady'', ''Bye Bye Birdie'' is set in 1958. The play's book was influenced by El ...

'' * "Kids", a song by Ben Rector from the 2018 album ''

Magic Magic or magick most commonly refers to: * Magic (supernatural), beliefs and actions employed to influence supernatural beings and forces ** ''Magick'' (with ''-ck'') can specifically refer to ceremonial magic * Magic (illusion), also known as sta ...

'' * "Kids", a song by Hedley from the 2015 album ''

Hello Hello is a salutation or greeting in the English language. It is first attested in writing from 1826. Early uses ''Hello'', with that spelling, was used in publications in the U.S. as early as the 18 October 1826 edition of the '' Norwich Cou ...

'' * "Kids", a song by The Latency from the 2009 album ''

The Latency The Latency was a Canadian pop rock group from Maple Ridge, British Columbia. The band formed in 2006 and signed with MapleMusic Recordings, before releasing their debut self-titled album on September 8, 2009. In 2010, they began working on the ...

Film and television

* ''Kid'' (1990 film), an American thriller starring C. Thomas Howell * ''Kid'' (2012 film), a Belgian film * "Kid" (''Not Going Out''), a 2006 television episode * ''Kids'' (film), a 1995 American drama directed by Larry Clark * ''Kids'', a Taiwanese film starring Edward Chen *

PBS Kids PBS Kids (stylized as PBS KIDS) is the branding used for nationally distributed children's programming carried by the U.S. public television network PBS. The brand encompasses a daytime block of children's programming carried daily by most PBS ...

, a brand for children's programming on the US Public Broadcasting Service * Kids Channel, channel in

MNC Channel MNC Channel was an Indonesian international television channel owned by MNC Media PT Media Nusantara Citra Tbk, the MNC Media, or MNC, is an Indonesian media company. MNC's core businesses are content production. The group owns and operat ...

* "Kids" (''Rules of Engagement''), a 2007 television episode

Characters

* Kid Sampson, in the novel ''

Catch-22 ''Catch-22'' is a satirical war novel by American author Joseph Heller. It was his debut novel. He began writing it in 1953; the novel was first published in 1961. Often cited as one of the most significant novels of the twentieth century, it ...

'' by Joseph Heller * Kid, in the 1978 film ''

Jubilee A jubilee is often used to refer to the celebration of a particular anniversary of an event, usually denoting the 25th, 40th, 50th, 60th, and the 70th anniversary. The term comes from the Hebrew Bible (see, "Old Testament"), initially concerning ...

'' played by Adam Ant * Ward "Kid Galahad" Guisenberry, in the 1937 film ''

Kid Galahad ''Kid Galahad'' is a 1962 American musical film starring Elvis Presley as a boxer. It was released by United Artists in August 1962 and opened at #9 at the American box office. '' Variety'' ranked it #37 on its list of the top-grossing films of ...

'' *

Kid (Chrono Cross) is a role-playing video game video game developer, developed and video game publisher, published by Square (video game company), Square (now Square Enix) for the PlayStation (console), PlayStation video game console. It is the successor to ''Ch ...

, in the PlayStation role-playing game ''Chrono Cross'' *

Kid Flash Kid Flash is the name of several fictional superheroes appearing in comic books published by DC Comics, originally created by John Broome and Carmine Infantino, as a junior counterpart to DC Comics superhero The Flash. The first version of the ...

, name of several DC Comics characters * Eustass 'Captain' Kid, in the manga ''

One Piece ''One Piece'' (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Eiichiro Oda. It follows the adventures of Monkey D. Luffy and his crew, the Straw Hat Pirates, as he explores the Grand Line in search of the myt ...

'' *

Kaito Kid , the true identity of the gentleman thief , is a fictional character and the main protagonist of the ''Magic Kaito'' manga series created by Gosho Aoyama. His father Toichi Kuroba was the original Kaito Kid before being killed by an unknown orga ...

("Phantom Thief Kid"), in the manga ''Magic Kaito'' * Death the Kid, commonly referred to as Kid, in the manga ''Soul Eater'' * Kid, in ''Bastion (video game), Bastion'', an Xbox 360 Arcade/PC game * Kid, in ''Jak II#Story, Jak II'' video game

Radio

* KID (AM), a defunct radio station (590 AM) formerly licensed to serve Idaho Falls, Idaho, United States * KWFI-FM, a radio station (96.1 FM) licensed to serve Aberdeen, Idaho, which held the call sign KID-FM from 1965 to 1989 and from 1992 to 2018 * KIDS (FM) (88.1 FM), a radio station licensed to Grants, New Mexico, U.S.

Science and technology

* Kid (templating language), a template engine for XML-based vocabularies written in Python * KID (Kindle Imagine Develop), a Japanese game company * Aquilair Kid, a French ultralight trike design * Kinetic inductance detector, a type of superconducting photon detector * KIDS (disease), Koala Immune Deficiency Syndrome * .kid and .kids, Proposed top-level domain#Children, Proposed top-level domains for websites intended for children * KID, a portion of a P300-CBP coactivator family#Function in G protein signaling, p300/CBP-related protein

People

* Kid (nickname), a list of people with the nickname or ring name * Kid Chan (born 1978), international wedding photojournalist from Malaysia

Other uses

* County Kildare, Ireland, Chapman code KID * Kid (poetry collection), ''Kid'' (poetry collection), a 1992 collection of poems by Simon Armitage * KID, National Rail station code for Kidderminster railway station in England * KID, IATA code for Kristianstad Airport, Sweden * Kids In Danger, working against consumer product hazards to children * King's Indian Defence, in chess * Kennebec Intra-District Schools * Save the Kids token, a cryptocurrency pump and dump scheme which traded as $KIDS