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Kidd

American  
[kid] / kɪd /

noun

  1. Michael Milton Greenwald, 1919–2007, U.S. dancer and choreographer.

  2. William Captain Kidd, 1645?–1701, Scottish navigator and privateer: hanged for piracy.


Kidd British  
/ kɪd /

noun

  1. William, known as Captain Kidd. 1645–1701, Scottish privateer, pirate, and murderer; hanged

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“Captain Kidd took up residence at 56 Wall Street.”

From Barron's • Mar. 1, 2026

Cardiff University's Dr Jenny Kidd has led research on so-called deathbots, published in the Cambridge University Press journal Memory, Mind and Media, and described the results as both "fascinating and unsettling".

From BBC • Feb. 8, 2026

Haroun faced a choice between a soggy spot for the perfect shot or a dry seat between Ferguson and his assistant Brian Kidd.

From BBC • Dec. 25, 2025

He played a pass-first style handed down from basketball’s earliest days, a tradition that runs from Bob Cousy and Magic Johnson to John Stockton and Jason Kidd.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 23, 2025

The bag contained a pair of white cotton gloves stained the Sue Monk, Kidd color of age.

From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd