kid

kid [kid]

n.

[ME kide, prob. < Anglo-N, akin to ON kith, Dan & Swed kid, Ger kitze]

1. a young goat or, occasionally, antelope

2. its flesh, used as a food

3. leather made from the skin of young goats, used for gloves, shoes, etc.

4. [pl.] gloves or shoes made of this leather

5. Informal a child or young person

adj.

1. made of kidskin

☆ 2. Informal younger [my kid sister]

vt., vi.

kidded, kidding

1. to give birth to (a kid or kids): said of goats or antelopes

2. Informal

a) to deceive or fool in a playful way

b) to tease or ridicule playfully

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kid around

to engage in joking, horseplay, etc.

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no kidding!

Informal I can hardly believe it!: an exclamation of doubt or surprise

kidder

n.

kidlike

adj.

kiddish