kid

¹

[kid]

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

[kid]

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

[kid]

noun

1. Thomas. Kyd, Thomas.

kid

¹

/ 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

verb

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

kid

²

/ 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

Kid

³

/ kɪd /

noun

1. a variant spelling of (Thomas) Kyd

kid

⁴

/ kɪd /

noun

1. a small wooden tub

Other Word Forms

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

Word History and Origins

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of kid¹

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

Origin of kid²

C19: probably from _kid ¹

Origin of kid³

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

Idioms and Phrases

• handle with (kid) gloves
• kidding

Example Sentences

"But there really is a big picture, and the bigger picture is generations of kids looking at a role model, looking at what they've achieved and understanding whatever they are going through."

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A self-described “chunky kid” growing up in pre-Islamic Revolution times, Panahi was cast due to his build in a short film produced by Iran’s Institute for the Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults.

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He was working as an actor and living in northern New Jersey when he moved with his wife and their two kids to her home state of Kentucky.

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“There’s more youth moving in, more kids starting out who aren’t moving to the village anymore. I think the main reason is it’s the best deal in town.”

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While working full time in the civil service, he said the idea of writing probably came about after his kids were born.

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Related Words

• baby 
• boy 
• child 
• daughter 
• girl 
• infant 
• son 
• teenager 
• youngster 
• youth