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kidded Definition


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





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.



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