kid
1Informal. a child or young person.
(used as a familiar form of address.)
a young goat.
leather made from the skin of a kid or goat, used in making shoes and gloves.
a glove made from this leather.
(of a goat) to give birth to (young).
Origin of kid
1Other words from kid
- kiddish, adjective
- kid·dish·ness, noun
- kidlike, adjective
Other definitions for kid (2 of 3)
to talk or deal jokingly with; banter; jest with: She is always kidded about her accent.
to humbug or fool.
Origin of kid
2Other words for kid
Other words from kid
- kidder, noun
- kid·ding·ly, adverb
Other definitions for Kid (3 of 3)
Thomas. Kyd, Thomas.
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How to use kid in a sentence
His fellow officers kidded him: “Bob, did you brief the president today?”
They exchanged long hugs, kidded each other, teasingly pulled rank, and shouted “hooah,” the warrior expression of approval.
Kate kidded around with the scouts, even joining in a spot of outdoor cuisine, cooking a sausage on stick over a camp fire.
A man of importance—a bank receiver, an arm of the court—was being kidded and he didn't know it.
David Lannarck, Midget | George S. HarneyI was riding in an omnibus with some half-dozen well-dressed ladies, and white kidded gentlemen.
Little Ferns For Fanny's Little Friends | Fanny Fern
Kidded him about the Boers, and the way the embattled farmers hung it on perfidious Albion.
Fore! | Charles Emmett Van Loan“Nix on the promotion stuff,” shot back Phelan, the consciousness returning that he was being kidded.
Officer 666 | Barton W. CurrieFor this reason many members of the unit kidded him about being a Russian spy; Oswald seemed to enjoy this sort of remark.
Warren Commission (8 of 26): Hearings Vol. VIII (of 15) | The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
British Dictionary definitions for kid (1 of 4)
/ (kɪd) /
the young of a goat or of a related animal, such as an antelope
soft smooth leather made from the hide of a kid
informal
a young person; child
(modifier) younger or being still a child: kid brother; kid sister
our kid Liverpool dialect my younger brother or sister
(of a goat) to give birth to (young)
Origin of kid
1Derived forms of kid
- kiddishness, noun
- kidlike, adjective
British Dictionary definitions for kid (2 of 4)
/ (kɪd) /
(tr) to tease or deceive for fun
(intr) to behave or speak deceptively for fun
(tr) to delude or fool (oneself) into believing (something): don't kid yourself that no-one else knows
Origin of kid
2Derived forms of kid
- kiddingly, adverb
British Dictionary definitions for kid (3 of 4)
/ (kɪd) /
a small wooden tub
Origin of kid
3British Dictionary definitions for Kid (4 of 4)
/ (kɪd) /
a variant spelling of (Thomas) Kyd
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Other Idioms and Phrases with kid
In addition to the idioms beginning with kid
- kid around
- kid gloves
- kid stuff
- kid the pants off
also see:
- handle with (kid) gloves
Also seekidding.
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