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KID
kid
(noun) young goat
child, kid, youngster, minor, shaver, nipper, small fry, tiddler, tike, tyke, fry, nestling
(noun) a young person of either sex; âshe writes books for childrenâ; âtheyâre just kidsâ; ââtiddlerâ is a British term for youngsterâ
child, kid
(noun) a human offspring (son or daughter) of any age; âthey had three childrenâ; âthey were able to send their kids to collegeâ
Kyd, Kid, Thomas Kyd, Thomas Kid
(noun) English dramatist (1558-1594)
kid, kidskin
(noun) soft smooth leather from the hide of a young goat; âkid glovesâ
kid, chaff, jolly, josh, banter
(verb) be silly or tease one another; âAfter we relaxed, we just kidded aroundâ
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
kid (plural kids)
A young goat.
Of a female goat, the state of being pregnant: in kid.
Kidskin.
(uncountable) The meat of a young goat.
A young antelope.
(informal) A child (usually), teenager, or young adult; a juvenile.
(informal) A person whose childhood took place in a particular time period or area.
(informal) One's son or daughter, regardless of age.
(in the vocative) Used as a form of address for a child, teenager or young adult
(colloquial) An inexperienced person or one in a junior position.
(dated) A deception; an act of kidding somebody.
(nautical) A small wooden mess tub in which sailors received their food.
Synonyms
• (kidskin): kid leather
• (meat of a young goat): cabrito
• (child, young person): see also child
Verb
kid (third-person singular simple present kids, present participle kidding, simple past and past participle kidded)
(transitive, colloquial) To make a fool of (someone).
(transitive, colloquial) To dupe or deceive (someone).
(transitive, colloquial) To make a joke with (someone).
(intransitive) Of a goat, to give birth to kids.
(intransitive, colloquial) To joke.
Etymology 2
Noun
kid (plural kids)
A fagot; a bundle of heath and furze.
Anagrams
• IDK, idk
Source: Wiktionary
Kid, n. Etym: [Of Scand. origin; cf. Icel. ki, Dan. & Sw. kid; akin to OHG. kizzi, G. kitz, kitzchen, kitzlein.]
1. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A young goat. The . . . leopard shall lie down with the kid. Is. xi. 6 .
2. A young child or infant; hence, a simple person, easily imposed on. [Slang] Charles Reade.
3. A kind of leather made of the skin of the young goat, or of the skin of rats, etc.
4. pl.
Definition: Gloves made of kid. [Colloq. & Low]
5. A small wooden mess tub; -- a name given by sailors to one in which they receive their food. Cooper.
Kid, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Kidded; p. pr. & vb. n. Kidding.]
Definition: To bring forth a young goat.
Kid, n. Etym: [Cf. W. cidysen.]
Definition: A fagot; a bundle of heath and furze. [Prov. Eng.] Wright.
Kid, p. p.
Definition: of Kythe. [Obs.] Gower. Chaucer.
Kid, v. t.
Definition: See Kiddy, v. t. [Slang]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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