how to pronounce kids

/ˈkɪdz/

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kids is pronounced in one syllable

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An example use of kids in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… i mean a lot of kids need to be in a in …”

meanings of kids

noun:

Plural of kid.

verb:

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of kid.

kids frequency in english - A1 level of CEFR

the word kids occurs in english on average 375.7 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for A1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.