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kids will be kids

kids will be kids proverb: children cannot be expected to act like adults.

Proverb

kids will be kids

  1. (informal) Children cannot be expected to act like adults.

Questions about kids will be kids

What does kids will be kids mean?
Kids will be kids means children cannot be expected to act like adults.
What part of speech is kids will be kids?
Kids will be kids is a proverb.

Words near kids will be kids in the dictionary

  1. Kidron
  2. kids
  3. kids around
  4. kids on
  5. kids on the square
  6. kids will be kids
  7. kids' stuff
  8. kids' table
  9. kids' tables
  10. Kidsgrove
  11. kidsicle

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