Wiktionary
vb. (context transitive idiomatic English) To engage in playful fun.
Usage examples of "kid around".
It was true that having the kid around made life more complicated--like right now for instance, when he desperately wanted her to fall asleep--but for the first time in years he was forced to think about something other than his injury.
One of these days it's all goin' to come home to you, your jokin' an' your lookin' down your nose at folk an' you're sendin' this slinkin' Sab kid around so's poor sick folk got no choice but deal with 'im, that's the respect you got for your neighbors.
And sometimes Charlie kicked the Kid around, the way children do, you know.
When I first saw her, my first thought was that it would be nice to have a kid around the place!
It was raining, and when it rains in Possiltum, it doesn't kid around.
Despite what Aahz had said, it had been kind of nice having a kid around the place.
You're suddenly childless, and you're so fucking lonely you tell each other you'll settle for anything just to have a kid around the house again.