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kid

1 American  
[kid] / kɪd /

noun

  1. Informal. a child or young person.

  2. (used as a familiar form of address.)

  3. a young goat.

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

  5. a glove made from this leather.

verb (used with or without object)

kidded, kidding

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

adjective

  1. made of kidskin.

  2. Informal. younger.

    his kid sister.
kid 2 American  
[kid] / kɪd /

verb (used with object)

kidded, kidding

  1. to talk or deal jokingly with; banter; jest with.

    She is always kidded about her accent.
    Synonyms:
    rib, josh, tease

  2. to humbug or fool.

verb (used without object)

kidded, kidding

  1. to speak or act deceptively in jest; jest.

Kid 3 American  
[kid] / kɪd /

noun

  1. Thomas. Kyd, Thomas.

kid 1 British  
/ kɪd /

noun

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

  2. soft smooth leather made from the hide of a kid

  3. informal

    1. a young person; child

    2. (modifier) younger or being still a child

      kid brother

      kid sister

  4. dialect my younger brother or sister

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verb

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

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kid 2 British  
/ kɪd /

verb

  1. (tr) to tease or deceive for fun

  2. (intr) to behave or speak deceptively for fun

  3. (tr) to delude or fool (oneself) into believing (something)

    don't kid yourself that no-one else knows
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Kid 3 British  
/ kɪd /

noun

  1. a variant spelling of (Thomas) Kyd

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kid 4 British  
/ kɪd /

noun

  1. a small wooden tub

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kid Idioms  

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Other Word Forms

  • kidder noun
  • kiddingly adverb
  • kiddish adjective
  • kiddishness noun
  • kidlike adjective

Etymology

Origin of kid1

First recorded in 1150–1200; Middle English kide, from Old Norse kith

Origin of kid2

First recorded in 1805–15; perhaps special use of kid 1

Example Sentences

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“Hurley thinks, ‘Does this kid love it enough that he can do it with us 11 months a year?’”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

"It just makes me feel like a little kid."

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

But I don’t know, it’s probably not unlike the drastic change that another kid at 18 would have going to college,” Rodrigo said in December 2021.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026

"It's bad with an adult. It's even harder with a kid for me," Mark says.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

“What kind of kid carries a blanket in his backpack?”

From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith

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