taunt vs kid

taunt and kid both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
taunt	Yes	No	Yes	No
kid	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, kid is a hyponym of taunt; that is, kid is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than taunt:

Other hyponyms of taunt include barrack, flout, gibe, jeer, scoff, banter, chaff, jolly, josh.

taunt (noun)	kid (noun)
aggravation by deriding or mocking or criticizing	young goat
	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

taunt (verb)	kid (verb)
harass with persistent criticism or carping	be silly or tease one another
	tell false information to for fun