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.

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Kidd British  

/ kɪd /

noun

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

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Example Sentences

To ensure Davis stayed in a positive mental state during the time of turmoil for the franchise, Mavericks coach Jason Kidd encouraged him to simply stay focused on getting healthy.

From Los Angeles Times

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

His return to Ireland in 1996, to work under fellow New Zealander Murray Kidd, who had coached at Garryowen, marked the beginning of his coaching ascent.

From BBC

One National Weather Service forecast earlier in the week had called for up to six inches of rain, said Nim Kidd, chief of the Texas Division of Emergency Management.

From Los Angeles Times

Ashley Kidd signed onto the Zoom call a few minutes late, giddily explaining that 12 minutes ago there was an unexpected development in a planned spawn of critically endangered starfish.

From Los Angeles Times