Baby vs child vs kid What are the differences between these 3 words? It appears like "baby" is a newborn to 2-3 years old or so, but not always. A "child" seems the same to me, but "children" sounds more general, perhaps from newborns to teenagers. And "kids" sounds even more general, like "Dirol kids" =) Besides, I noticed that "baby" refers to someone's own baby, whereas "kids" means minors in general, but I may be wrong. I also saw a father calling his kids saying exactly "kids!". Would you please clarify where I am correct or wrong, and what other differences I don't know about?