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Why do Americans call their children kids?

Updated: 8/23/2023
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NathanielAsamoah

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It is just slang----a kid is a baby goat, and it's just an affectionate nickname we use for our children. Probably, it has its basis in how children can be as troublesome as baby goats. They have kind of a reputation, you know? Although, the name "kids" has become so natural to a parent that many probably don't even know what kids really means or realize where it comes from.

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It is because there young.

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