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kid

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[ kid ]
/ kɪd /
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noun

verb (used with or without object), kid·ded, kid·ding.

(of a goat) to give birth to (young).

adjective

made of kidskin.
Informal. younger: his kid sister.

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RELATED WORDS

joke, bother, tease, pretend, delude, flimflam, rag, razz, jest, jape, hoax, josh, banter, cozen, gull, jolly, dupe, trick, beguile, bamboozle

Nearby words

  1. kicksorter,
  2. kickstand,
  3. kickup,
  4. kickwheel,
  5. kicky,
  6. kid around,
  7. kid glove,
  8. kid gloves,
  9. kid stuff,
  10. kid the pants off

Origin of kid

1
1150–1200; Middle English kide < Old Norse kith
Related formskid·dish, adjectivekid·dish·ness, nounkid·like, adjective

kid

2
[ kid ]
/ kɪd /
Informal.

verb (used with object), kid·ded, kid·ding.

to talk or deal jokingly with; banter; jest with: She is always kidded about her accent.
to humbug or fool.

verb (used without object), kid·ded, kid·ding.

to speak or act deceptively in jest; jest.

Origin of kid

2
First recorded in 1805–15; perhaps special use of kid1
Related formskid·der, nounkid·ding·ly, adverb
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British Dictionary definitions for kidding

kid

1
/ (kɪd) /

noun

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
  1. a young person; child
  2. (modifier)younger or being still a childkid brother; kid sister
our kid Liverpool dialect my younger brother or sister

verb kids, kidding or kidded

(of a goat) to give birth to (young)
Derived Formskiddishness, nounkidlike, adjective

Word Origin for kid

C12: of Scandinavian origin; compare Old Norse kith, Shetland Islands kidi lamb

kid

2
/ (kɪd) /

verb kids, kidding or kidded (sometimes foll by on or along) informal

(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
Derived Formskiddingly, adverb

Word Origin for kid

C19: probably from kid 1

kid

3
/ (kɪd) /

noun

a small wooden tub

Word Origin for kid

C18: probably variant of kit 1 (in the sense: barrel)

Kid

/ (kɪd) /

noun

a variant spelling of (Thomas) Kyd
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Word Origin and History for kidding
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
Idioms and Phrases with kidding

kidding

see all joking (kidding) aside; no kidding.

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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