"kid" vs. "child"

[James Smith]

My father said the same thing in the 50's


--- Kathy Schlieper <ktaylorschlieper at YAHOO.COM>
wrote:
> Does anyone know when the word "kid" started being
> used often...instead of "child"?
>
> In the 60's and 70's my father used to complain
> about
> me using it and always would say a kid was a "baby
> goat" and not a child!
>
> Kathy
>
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