Talk:Kid

[Kid or child]

Kid is usually used for boys, and for girls it's "child", isn't it? — Precedingcomment added by 187.14.43.120 (talk) 01:34, 30 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Child and kid (in colloquial use) are synonyms, and either may be used to refer to a youngster of either sex.--ShelfSkewed Talk 03:31, 30 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

While it may be gender-neutral in theory, in practice, however, according to my observation, kid (also: kiddo) is indeed far more frequently applied to boys and (usually young) men than to girls or (young) women (who are more likely to be called girl, gal, chick and the like, and yes, also child, in an affectionate manner). Particularly when applied to men, it can have a familiar (like pal) and even condescending tone, especially when an older person addresses a younger man as kid (also: kiddo). This may well explain the sense of the IP that kid is gendered male and child gendered female. --Florian Blaschke (talk) 13:11, 15 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Origin And/Or Derivation Of Informal Term "Kid" To Mean "Child"?

Does anyone have any idea of when and/or how the use of the word kid, with the meaning of child, first arose??? (If known, this would be excellent information to add to the article!) 08:49, 3 September 2019 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by TheGrandRascal (talk • contribs)