-id

¹ American  

1. a suffix of nouns that have the general sense “offspring of, descendant of,” occurring originally in loanwords from Greek (Atreid; Nereid ), and productive in English on the Greek model, especially in names of dynasties, with the dynasty's founder as the base noun (Abbasid; Attalid ), and in names of periodic meteor showers, with the base noun usually denoting the constellation or other celestial object in which the shower appears (Perseid ).

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I'd ² American  

[ahyd] / aɪd /

1. contraction of I had:

   I'd never seen anything like it before!

2. contraction of I would:

   If I were you, I'd be careful what I wish for.

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id. ³ American  

abbreviation

1. idem.

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I.D. ⁴ American  

abbreviation

1. identification.

2. identity.

3. Military. Infantry Division.

4. Intelligence Department.

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-id ⁵ American  

1. a suffix occurring in descriptive adjectives borrowed from Latin, often corresponding to nouns ending in -or1 : fetid; humid; pallid .

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ID. ⁶ American  

abbreviation

1. (in Iraq ) dinar; dinars.

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ID ⁷ American  

[ahy-dee] / ˈaɪˈdi /

noun

1. a means of identification, as a card or bracelet containing official or approved identification information.

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verb (used with object)

ID'd, IDed, ID'ed, ID'ing, IDing

1. to identify.

2. to issue an ID to.

   Go to the admissions office if you haven't been ID'd yet.

-id ⁸ American  

1. a suffix occurring in English derivatives of modern Latin taxonomic names, especially zoological families and classes; such derivatives are usually nouns denoting a single member of the taxon or adjectives with the sense “pertaining to” the taxon: arachnid; canid .

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Id. ⁹ American  

abbreviation

1. Idaho.

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ID ¹⁰ American  

abbreviation

1. Idaho (approved especially for use with zip code).

2. infectious disease.

3. inner diameter, internal diameter, or inside diameter. Also i.d.

4. intellectual disability.

5. intelligent design.

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-id ¹¹ American  

1. variant of -ide: lipid .

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id ¹² American  

[id] / ɪd /

noun

Psychoanalysis.

1. the part of the psyche, residing in the unconscious, that is the source of instinctive impulses that seek satisfaction in accordance with the pleasure principle and are modified by the ego and the superego before they are given overt expression.

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-id ¹ British  

suffix

1. indicating the names of meteor showers that appear to radiate from a specified constellation

   Orionids (from Orion)

2. indicating a particle, body, or structure of a specified kind

   energid

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ID ² British  

abbreviation

1. Idaho

2. identification (document)

3. Also: i.d.  inside diameter

4. Intelligence Department

5. Also: i.d.  intradermal

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-id ³ British  

suffix

1. indicating members of a zoological family

   cyprinid

2. indicating members of a dynasty

   Seleucid

   Fatimid

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-id ⁴ British  

suffix

1. a variant of -ide

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id. ⁵ British  

abbreviation

1. idem

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Id. ⁶ British  

abbreviation

1. Idaho

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I'd ⁷ British  

/ aɪd /

contraction

1. I had or I would

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id ⁸ British  

/ ɪd /

noun

1. psychoanal the mass of primitive instincts and energies in the unconscious mind that, modified by the ego and the superego, underlies all psychic activity

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id ⁹ British  

abbreviation

1. Indonesia

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id Cultural  

1. In Freudian theory, the part of the psyche associated with instinctual, repressed, or antisocial desires, usually sexual or aggressive. In its efforts to satisfy these desires, the id comes into conflict with the social and practical constraints enforced by the ego and superego. (See also pleasure principle.)

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Usage

See contraction.

Etymology

Origin of -id¹

< Latin -id-, stem of -is < Greek: feminine patronymic suffix; or < Latin -idēs < Greek: masculine patronymic suffix

Origin of I'd¹

First recorded in 1590–1600

Origin of I.D.¹

First recorded in 1950–55

Origin of -id¹

From the Latin suffix -idus

Origin of ID¹

First recorded in 1935–40

Origin of -id¹

< Greek -idēs -id ¹, as singular of New Latin -ida -ida or -idae -idae

Origin of id¹

1920–25; < Latin id it, as a translation of German Es, special use of es it, as a psychoanalytic term

Example Sentences

Soon after, Elaine Miles, the Native American actress known for her roles in “Northern Exposure” and “The Last of Us,” said ICE officers approached her near a bus stop in Redmond, Wash., and asked for her ID.

From The Wall Street Journal

Crow Bellecourt, a member of Bad River Band of the Ojibwe who was born and grew up in Minneapolis, said that after the shooting death of Renee Nicole Good he started wearing his tribal ID on a lanyard around his neck.

From The Wall Street Journal

Rice, a member of the White Earth Band of the Ojibwe, said he has a tribal ID but that many members don’t and now feel at risk from ICE.

From The Wall Street Journal

“But they’re each two halves of the whole. Bea leads with her brain and Twila is all id. She’s like a bull in a china shop because she has no filter and has a lot of defense mechanisms. Bea has to learn to be braver and bolder. For Twila, bravery isn’t the problem. For her, it’s about learning to trust that other people will love and accept her.”

From Los Angeles Times

Some body bags have papers attached to them or details written on the body bags in a white marker such as a name, national ID number, date of birth and death, and in some cases their father's name.

From BBC