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In English, and in any English-speaking part of the world, the words 'kid', or 'kids', are informal terms equivalent to the more formal 'child', or 'children'.

In most English usage the terms 'kid' and 'child' are interchangeable, unless the extra formality is necessary, as in official communications and so on.

'Kid' is also used informally as a friendly or familiar greeting, particular to someone younger than you: 'Hi, Kid, how are you?'. We wouldn't, in English, say, 'Hi, Child, how are you?', or at least perhaps not in a friendly manner.

The term 'kids' is also the correct term to describe baby goats; the singular, again, is 'kid'.

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