2020-10-27
ศัพท์ น่าสับสน ชุด K – Kid -Youngster
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Dictionary.com
ออกเสียง Kid = ‘KID’
ออกเสียง Youngster = ‘YUHNG-ster’
Dictionary of Problem Words and Expression
Kid -Youngster
Kid means “a young goat,” in which sense it is rarely used.
But Kid in two other senses is one of the most ubiquitous words in the language.
We use it to refer to a “child or young person”
and we use to kid when we mean “to tease, banter, jest with.”
In both uses, the word is slangy and should be employed sparingly.
Youngster is always acceptable for reference to a child or young person, whether boy or girl.
Other namesfor young males are youth, lad, and stripling.
Merriam-Webster Dictionary
Is the word kid slang?
Noun
Some people worry that kid, when used of a child rather than a juvenile goat,
is either slang or too colloquial to merit acceptance in standard English.
The fact isthat we have been using kid to refer to a child that is human,
rather thangoatish, for more than three hundred years now.
The Oxford English Dictionary notes that although this word was considered “low slang” when it first began being used, it had entered “familiar speech” by the 19th century.
In contemporary English, kid is neither slang nor improper.
It is, however, most definitely informal,
so those writing professionally or in a formal register might prefer to use child.
Merriam-Webster Dictionary
Usage Notes for KID
The Origin of 'Kid'
Kid arrives in the English language in the early 13th century as a word for a young goat and is of Scandinavian parentage. It eventually finds its place in slang as a word for a young person. The sense likely comes about by association, but we're not exactly sure if the goat's youth or bleating (or both) influenced it. Nevertheless, by the 19th century, it starts becoming a ubiquitous word in that meaning and, in time, is appliedpossessively or attributively to designate a table for the young people partaking in a multi-generational meal.
Kids' Table, Kid's Table, and Kid Table
Kids' table,with the apostrophe after the s,
is the correct possessive form since it indicates plural possession; however,
kid's table is sometimes used, which grammatically doesn't make much sense because it suggests that the table is for one child (we feel for that kid).
The designation kid table uses kid asan attributive noun, not as an adjective.
The adjective means"younger," as in "kid sister/brother," and although the table has younger eaters, it itself isn't younger.
Being attributive meansthe noun kid is a noun that is modifying the noun it precedes—in other words, it is a noun used like an adjective.
The holiday didn't really start until we were banished to the kids' table, one room away. We were out of sight and out of mind, giving us ample opportunity to be silly, tell tall tales and build elaborate sculptures with our mashed potatoes. Unlike the adult table, where all of the participants were stuck in their chairs to make small talk, for what seemed like hours, we were free to sneak away, turkey half-eaten and explore the basement, where all manner of treasures were buried.
— Brian Reid, The Washington Post, 25 Nov. 2009
There was an "adult table" and a "kid table," each with a white pumpkin soup bowl ready to be filled.
— Leeor Samocha, Daily Mail, 26 Nov. 2016
If you dare to cut your dessert in anything less than perfectly symmetrical slices, you may ruin your entire party and upset your guests to the point of complete despair. … This is serious. Some snarky teenager sitting at the kid's table will take a photo of your oddly shape cake slice and post it on Twitter, and then you'll become the laughing stock of family dinners for the next three years. It's just not worth the risk.
— Elisabeth Sherman, Food & Wine, 20 Dec. 2017
Diminutive: Kiddy Table
Kiddie (or kiddy) is a diminutive of kid formed by the suffix -ie (or -y),
and it also originally designated the ruminant mammal before becoming the name for a young person.
(A diminutive word denotes something small, cute, or dear
—for example, birdie, deary, and Tommy.)
The word is used attributively when describing the table at which kids gather to eat and/or make their food sculptures.
No one at the kiddie table cares that the tablecloth, napkins and sometimes the plates are disposable. There are no candles, gravy boats or wine glasses to knock over.
— The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 10 Nov. 2012
We're starting to feel right at home; like the first Thanksgiving when you finally move from the kiddy table to the adult buffet and get to hear conversations about the best movie ever made (The Bridge on the River Kwai), young people today, and how Home Depot royally screwed up a paint order.
— Laura Hahnefeld, The Phoenix New Times, 13 Jan. 2010
Kiddo's Table
There is also the informal kiddo (the suffix -o means"one that is, has the qualities of, or is associated with,"
e.g., cheapo or wino) as well as the diminutive kidlet.
Both are used as names for a young person (but not a goat). The suffix -let is derived from French -elet and -et. Common English words including the suffix are tablet and booklet. The colloquial kiddo and kidlet are not often found in company with table, but they do pair up from time to time.
In a situation reminiscent of Thanksgiving, when the adults have their table—and the kids are relegated to their smaller table—I found myself at the kiddos table for this stop.
— David Kuharski, Whbl.com, 27 Aug 2013
Nowadays, Tony, Alex, Ari and I plan a trip back home to Cleveland (I was born there) to have Thanksgiving with the relatives and relive some of my childhood memories so I can share them with my kids. From the moment we arrive, there is hugging, kissing and pinching of the cheeks and storytelling. We go to take our "places at the table," my kids at their appointed place and Tony and I at ours. I look down the very long table and can't get over how it seemed like yesterday I was at the "kidlet" table and how the time has literally flown by. I look to the left of me and see a sea of people in order of birth, and I'm filled with emotion as I take great pride in our family. Then I turn to the right and totally freak out! I realize that Tony and I are in the grandparents' section of the table and literally two people away from death!
— Cristina Ferrare, Oprah.com, 11 Nov. 2009
Children Table, Children's Table, and Child Table
Lastly, there is child and its plural children. The word child was born in Old English and has had its plural formed in many ways over the years before English speakers settled on children. In Old English, for instance, child was spelled cild and its plural was the same as the singular form (like Modern English sheep and deer).
Another Old English plural was formed by adding the suffix -ru, cildru. There was also the plural suffix -an, which survived in Middle English as -en, giving Modern English children, as well as plurals like oxen and brethren.
We can't argue against using the nouns kid, kiddie, and child attributively,
or using the plural possessives kids' and children's,
but the singular possessivesgo against the rules of grammar.
As for kiddo(s) table, kidlet table and children table:
kiddo is a very informal colloquialism (and somewhat dated)
but can be used attributively or possessively, and, quite simply,
kidlet is a rarely used word and might raise some eyebrows at the adult table;
children's is more commonly placed at the head of table. But it's your house so call it what you will, and if your guests don't like it, no dessert for them.
