kid

[ kid ]

/ kɪd /

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noun

Informal. a child or young person.

(used as a familiar form of address.)

a young goat.

leather made from the skin of a kid or goat, used in making shoes and gloves.

a glove made from this leather.

verb (used with or without object), kid·ded, kid·ding.

(of a goat) to give birth to (young).

adjective

made of kidskin.

Informal. younger: his kid sister.

Origin of kid

1150–1200; Middle English kide < Old Norse kith

OTHER WORDS FROM kid

kid·dish, adjective kid·dish·ness, noun kid·like, adjective

Words nearby kid

kicksorter, kickstand, kickup, kickwheel, kicky, kid, kid around, kid glove, kid gloves, kid stuff, kid the pants off

Definition for kid (2 of 4)

kid ²

[ kid ]

/ kɪd /

Informal.

verb (used with object), kid·ded, kid·ding.

to talk or deal jokingly with; banter; jest with: She is always kidded about her accent.

to humbug or fool.

verb (used without object), kid·ded, kid·ding.

to speak or act deceptively in jest; jest.

Origin of kid

First recorded in 1805–15; perhaps special use of kid¹

SYNONYMS FOR kid

1 tease, josh, rib.

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OTHER WORDS FROM kid

kid·der, noun kid·ding·ly, adverb

Definition for kid (3 of 4)

Kid

[ kid ]

/ kɪd /

noun

Thomas. Kyd, Thomas.

Definition for kid (4 of 4)

Kyd

or Kid

[ kid ]

/ kɪd /

noun

Thomas,1558–94, English dramatist.

Example sentences from the Web for kid

The kid from next door drops by and Marvin talks to him about the stunts in his latest film, Death Hunt.

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He stayed up all night, looking at the streets he had biked around as a kid with a whole new sensibility.

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After years at the head of a parochial school classroom, he could no longer distinguish one blond Irish Catholic kid from another.

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“I was watching ‘Daniel The Tiger’ with my kid and I heard two shots like ‘boom-boom,’” he said.

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“I walk my kid to school, passed that cop car everyday,” he said.

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Now you can keep that money and pay it out to Marie as she needs it, for herself and the kid.

Cabin Fever |B. M. Bower
After a series of farewells that would have befitted an imminent voyage to foreign parts, the Kid went down to the street.

The Voice of the City |O. Henry
Then, after the news came that the money had gone, I acted like a kid, I guess.

Cap'n Warren's Wards |Joseph C. Lincoln
He replied, "You have had meat enough, if not, eat the kid."

Torrey's Narrative |William Torrey
Someone told him, whereon he commanded that the kid should be brought to him and the snake also.

Smith and the Pharaohs, and Other Tales |Henry Rider Haggard

British Dictionary definitions for kid (1 of 5)

kid ¹

/ (kɪd) /

noun

the young of a goat or of a related animal, such as an antelope

soft smooth leather made from the hide of a kid

informal

a young person; child
(modifier) younger or being still a childkid brother; kid sister

our kid Liverpool dialect my younger brother or sister

verb kids, kidding or kidded

(of a goat) to give birth to (young)

Derived forms of kid

kiddishness, noun kidlike, adjective

Word Origin for kid

C12: of Scandinavian origin; compare Old Norse kith, Shetland Islands kidi lamb

British Dictionary definitions for kid (2 of 5)

kid ²

/ (kɪd) /

verb kids, kidding or kidded (sometimes foll by on or along) informal

(tr) to tease or deceive for fun

(intr) to behave or speak deceptively for fun

(tr) to delude or fool (oneself) into believing (something) don't kid yourself that no-one else knows

Derived forms of kid

kiddingly, adverb

Word Origin for kid

C19: probably from kid 1

British Dictionary definitions for kid (3 of 5)

kid ³

/ (kɪd) /

noun

a small wooden tub

Word Origin for kid

C18: probably variant of kit 1 (in the sense: barrel)

British Dictionary definitions for kid (4 of 5)

Kid

/ (kɪd) /

noun

a variant spelling of (Thomas) Kyd

British Dictionary definitions for kid (5 of 5)

Kyd

Kid

/ (kɪd) /

noun

Thomas. 1558–94, English dramatist, noted for his revenge play The Spanish Tragedy (1586)

Idioms and Phrases with kid

kid

In addition to the idioms beginning with kid

kid around
kid gloves
kid stuff
kid the pants off

also see:

handle with (kid) gloves

Also seekidding.

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