kid vs foster child

foster child vs kid

kid and foster child both are nouns.

kid is a verb but foster child is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
kid	Yes	No	Yes	No
foster child	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, foster child is a hyponym of kid; that is, foster child is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than kid:

kid: a young person of either sex
foster child: a child who is raised by foster parents

Other hyponyms of kid include bairn, buster, changeling, child prodigy, infant prodigy, wonder child, foster-child, fosterling, imp, monkey, rapscallion, rascal, scalawag, scallywag, scamp, kiddie, kiddy, orphan, peanut, picaninny, piccaninny, pickaninny, poster child, kindergartener, kindergartner, preschooler, silly, sprog, bambino, toddler, tot, yearling, urchin, street child, waif.

kid (noun)	foster child (noun)
young goat	a child who is raised by foster parents
a young person of either sex
a human offspring (son or daughter) of any age
soft smooth leather from the hide of a young goat

kid (verb)	foster child (verb)
be silly or tease one another
tell false information to for fun

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