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)

, kid·ded, kid·ding.

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)

, kid·ded, kid·ding.

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)

, kid·ded, kid·ding.

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

Kid

³

[ kid ]

noun

1. Thomas. Kyd, Thomas.

kid

¹

/ kɪd /

noun

1. a small wooden tub

Kid

²

/ kɪd /

noun

1. KidThomas a variant spelling of (Thomas) Kyd

kid

³

/ 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

⁴

/ 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 sister

      kid brother

4. our kid dialect.
   my younger brother or sister

verb

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

Derived Forms

• ˈkiddingly, adverb
• ˈkidˌlike, adjective
• ˈkiddishness, noun

Other Words From

• kiddish adjective
• kiddish·ness noun
• kidlike adjective

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

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

Origin of kid²

C19: probably from kid ¹

Origin of kid³

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

Idioms and Phrases

• handle with (kid) gloves
• kidding

Example Sentences

“I pushed for us to do a Heineken commercial because I needed to pay for my kid’s school,” Malone said.

From New York Times

Back when they were kids, sharing a bedroom and occasionally trading punches, the ultra-competitive brothers made an agreement.

From Los Angeles Times

Career-networking site LinkedIn has told Australian lawmakers it is too dull for kids to warrant its inclusion in a proposed ban on social media for under 16 year olds.

From BBC

Walters then mandated all schools show kids a video where he lambasted the "radical left" and the "woke teachers unions."

From Salon

But it’s not just how a reduction in vaccination rates could affect kids, but an overall decline in trust in science and medicine that could be devastating to children’s health.

From Salon

Related Words

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