Kids are Baby Goats

DM referred to small children as 'chicks'

My DGD are my 'honey-bunnies'
Not sure about DGS though, don't think he would like that, he is usually 'my sunshine'.
DH calls them the 'kiddiewinkles'

I hate the word 'kids' for children. It sounds both patronising and disparaging

I have no objections at all to kids, or grandkids, but I tend to call my grandchildren the tots too Anniebach.

What I don't like is the use of 'Nanny' instead of Granny or Grandma. A nanny is a paid help for childcare. I'm a very happy Red Granny to one set of grandkids, and Granny Walking to the other.

Kiddiewinks! 'You guys' are both common use in our family.

Think that we can all have hangups over some words probably based in the distant past that we don't consciously remember!

I think if 'kids' is used pejoratively then I understand why people do not like the use but if used as in the affectionate use of 'oldies' the 'Aged Ps' etc. it's OK in my book!

I think you are possibly out of date.. Though we all have our own individual preferences and annoyances. Kiddies? That's a new one.

Agreed Riverwalk re your last sentence

I usually say children but don't have a big problem with Kids.

Kiddies however somehow unsettles me - sounds pervy!

Thank you Lillie, I was wondering how the word came into usage, that explains it.

Actually the word "'kid" is acceptable in language terminology. It comes from the German word "Kind" meaning child and was used in old English and became shortened to "kid." Nothing to do with goats!!

We usually refer to our DDs as "the girls", if we had had one of each they would probably have been called "the kids". Our grand daughters are sisters, we call them "the girls" too. Our DGS is referred to by name, just saying "the kid" really doesn't sound good. I suppose we refer to children in general as kids. I do not like it when news readers, politicians etc refer to children as kids, they come across as false, trying to get "down wi da kids"?
Kids are baby goats too though normally they have much longer ears than the human sort.

No I don't like 'kids' as a word but then I am quite pedantic about words- if it hurts my ears by that I mean its harsh or doesn't flow I don't like it.

Don't really like the word kids, but kiddies is even worse. And don't get me started on 'hubby'

I hate the words kids and never ever use it. Why? - I do not know. It just feels unpleasant and disrespectful to me - like calling a woman a bitch.
My children are my children and that is that.

Yes, I agree politicians, news readers etc. should refer to them as children or when they reach double figures in age maybe young people.
I've always called mine 'kids' grandkids is not an expression I'd use. Ours are usually referred to as "the boys" (same mum 2 of) DD uses the same.

Ditto what Shinyredcar said.

Collectively , I call the grandchildren ' the babies' . I call my daughters 'the kids' .

I don't mind children or kids really.

coolgranny I am imagining willowy slim and blonde.

Our GCs all have names starting with the same letter so all ours are just known as 'the G's' and to differentiate G1, G2 etc.

See nothing really wrong in kids as it is not meant to be derogatory surely.

Lol about "old bats and geezers"!

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I think I agree about the government bit actually. Too informal for important policies.

Goats smell. And so do kids, given 'alf a chance.

I don't mind too much when children are referred to as 'kids' informally, but I do object when our well educated government ministers constantly refer to them as 'kids' when discussing government policy. (Used to keep goats, kids are delightful — though naughty — so perhaps at an informal level it is especially appropriate!)

I really don't think education policy or health policy should be discussed with reference to 'kids'. Apart from anything else, it is disrespectful.

I await the day when ministers talk about pensions as being paid to the old bats and old geezers. That'll light up Gransnet!

I've always referred to my own 3 as the kids and now the grandchildren are also called grandkids... no problem using it.

I called my grandchildren - the tots, have stopped now they are 24,19 and 16