kid glove

noun

1. a glove made of kid leather.

kid glove

noun

1. a glove made of kidskin
2. handle with kid gloves
   to treat with great tact or caution

adjective

1. overdelicate or overrefined
2. diplomatic; tactful

   a kidglove approach

Word History and Origins

Origin of kid glove¹

First recorded in 1705–15

Idioms and Phrases

Idioms

1. handle with kid gloves, to treat with extreme tact or gentleness:

   He's upset, so handle him with kid gloves today.

Example Sentences

But the idea of handling such a gleeful provocateur with kid gloves seems to somehow miss the point of De Palma’s work.

From Los Angeles Times

Pittsburgh has used kid gloves with Jones at times, though he also threw a career-high 96 pitches over seven brilliant innings against Colorado last weekend.

From Seattle Times

The gentlemen standing, studies in black and white with wing collars and kid gloves.

From Literature

“They treated Jonathan Roth with kid gloves,” said Kil about the police.

From Los Angeles Times

As a result, any transgene inserted into the rDNA region of the genome would be treated with kid gloves inside the nucleolus.

From Science Daily