My kid is only 5 years old. vs My kid is just 5 years old.

Both phrases are correct and commonly used in English. They are interchangeable and convey the same meaning.

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My kid is only 5 years old.

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to emphasize the young age of the child, indicating that they are very young, typically in comparison to older children.

Examples:

My kid is only 5 years old, so I have to help them tie their shoes.
She's only 5 years old, but she can already read simple books.
He's only 5 years old, but he's very good at drawing.
The little girl is only 5 years old, but she's very independent.
My son is only 5 years old, but he's already learning to play the piano.

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You see, it is so easy to forget that Morgan is only 5 years old.
His bank account's only 5 years old and it was started with cash.
I was only 5 years old - but I grew up in this town - and I clearly remember my parents, glued to the TV news every evening.
Her mother died when Kate was only 5 years old and she was therefore sent to Laurel Hill Convent.
His name is Bobby Jay and at only 5 years old he's much better than ma...
I was taken when I was only 5 years old.
My kid is eight years old here.
The guest of honor tonight is only 5 years older than you, so you have very little time to make it.
My kid is eight years old here.
My kid is eight years old here.
My kid is 4 years old, and for the first time today... I saw him playing with the other kids, just being a normal kid.
Not far from the theatre there is the Church of San Lorenzo, where one of Pascoli's sister, Carolina, is buried. Carolina died preaturely in 1865, when she was only 5 years old.
We were there with Lara and Josep, our 2 year old girl and 5 year old boy. It was, once again amazing, only this time, our entire week was about our kids and their time in New York.
I was away only 5 years.
Roll back the calendar only 5 years...
Some people do remember when they were 5 years old.
That was me on my 5-year-old birthday party.
He's already a 5 year-old boy.
I was in Kansai before 5 years old.
Teri Lane was a 5-year-old girl kidnapped by her father.

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my kid is just 5 years old.

My kid is just 5 years old.

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is also used to emphasize the young age of the child, indicating that they are very young, typically in comparison to older children. It has a similar meaning to 'only 5 years old.'

Examples:

My kid is just 5 years old, but he's already so curious about everything.
She's just 5 years old, but she's very good at math.
He's just 5 years old, but he's already showing interest in science.
The little boy is just 5 years old, but he's very talkative.
My daughter is just 5 years old, but she's already learning to swim.

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This kid started to train when he was just 5 years old and can now...
He was just 5 years old when I left.
Back when that sheltered girl and I were just 5 years old...
My kid is eight years old here.
My kid is eight years old here.
My kid is eight years old here.
My kid is 4 years old, and for the first time today... I saw him playing with the other kids, just being a normal kid.
Reinhold Messner, born in South Tyrol in 1944, climbed his first three thousand metre high mountain, accompanied by his father, when he was just 5 years old.
October 1993 at my Aunt Rosaria's wedding. I was just 5 years old and having fun, during the reception, playing hide and seek with the other little cousins.
Back when that sheltered girl and I were just 5 years old...
Some people do remember when they were 5 years old.
That was me on my 5-year-old birthday party.
He's already a 5 year-old boy.
I was in Kansai before 5 years old.
Teri Lane was a 5-year-old girl kidnapped by her father.
We must have been 4 or 5 years old.
Telling a 5-year-old his mother's never coming home wasn't easy.
And he writes like a 5-year-old.
You are asking me about 5-year-old figures again.
A 5 year old could write him.

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my kid is only 5 years old.

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My kid is only 5 years old. vs My kid is just 5 years old.