kid Definition

kid¹
noun

1. colloq
A child; a young person.
Thesaurus: juvenile, youngster, youth, boy, girl, whippersnapper, stripling, kiddie (slang), shaver (slang); tot, baby, infant, babe.
2. A young goat, antelope or other related animal.
3. The smooth soft leather made from the skin of such an animal. Also called kid leather and kidskin.

adj

1. colloq
Younger.
Example: my kid sister

verb

intr
kidded, kidding
1. Said of a goat, etc: to give birth to young.

Idiom: handle someone with kid gloves

See under kid glove.

Etymology: 13c as kide: related to Norse kith young goat.

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kid²
verb kidded, kidding

colloq:
1. To fool or deceive them, especially light-heartedly or in fun.

Thesaurus: tease, pull someone's leg (slang), hoax, hoodwink, jest, delude, dupe, trick, put one over on (slang), josh, ridicule, gull, con.
intr
2. To bluff; to pretend.

Derivative: kidder
noun

Derivative: kiddingly
adverb

Idiom: kid oneself

To fool oneself about something. See also kid-on.
Example: kidding himself all was well

Etymology: 19c: perhaps from kid¹.