kid

UK: /ˈkɪd/ US: /kɪd/ ,(kid)

Inflections of 'kid' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

kids

v 3rd person singular

kidding

v pres p

kidded

v past

kidded

v past p

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kid¹ /kɪd/   n. 

1. Informal Terms [countable]
   • a child or young person.
   • This word is used as a familiar form of address:
     "Hey kid, come here,'' he yelled.
2. Mammals [countable] a young goat.
3. Clothing [uncountable] leather made from the skin of a kid or goat.

adj. [before a noun]

4. made of kidskin.
5. Informal Terms younger:
   my kid sister.

kid² /kɪd/   v., kid•ded, kid•ding. [Informal.]

1. Informal Terms to talk or deal jokingly with* tease;
   jest with: [no object]
   We were just kidding; we didn't mean those things we said about you.
   [~ + object]
   We were just kidding you about your clothes.
2. Informal Terms to fool;
   deceive: [~ + object]
   You're not kidding me this time, it's for real, isn't it?
   [no object]
   Stop kidding around and tell me the truth.

kid•der, n. [countable]

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kid¹  (kid), n., v., kid•ded, kid•ding, adj. 
n. 

1. Informal Terms a child or young person.
2. (used as a familiar form of address.)
3. Mammals a young goat.
4. Clothing leather made from the skin of a kid or goat, used in making shoes and gloves.
5. Clothing a glove made from this leather.

v.i., v.t. 
6. (of a goat) to give birth to (young).

adj. 
7. made of kidskin.
8. Informal Terms younger:
   his kid sister.
• Old Norse kith
• Middle English kide 1150–1200
kid′dish, adj. 
kid′dish•ness, n. 
kid′like′, adj. 

kid²  (kid), v., kid•ded, kid•ding. [Informal.]
v.t. 

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

v.i. 
3. Informal Terms to speak or act deceptively in jest;
   jest.
• perh. special use of kid¹ 1805–15
kid′der, n. 
kid′ding•ly, adv. 
Synonyms
• 1. tease, josh, rib.

Kid  (kid), n. 

1. Biographical Thomas. See Kyd, Thomas. 

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kid / kɪd/ noun

1. the young of a goat or of a related animal, such as an antelope
2. soft smooth leather made from the hide of a kid
3. a young person; child
4. (modifier) younger or being still a child: kid brother, kid sister

verb (kids, kidding, kidded)

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

Etymology: 12th Century: of Scandinavian origin; compare Old Norse kith, Shetland Islands kidi lamb

ˈkiddishness noun

ˈkidˌlike adjective

kid / kɪd/ verb (kids, kidding, kidded)
sometimes followed by on or along:

(transitive) to tease or deceive for fun

(intransitive) to behave or speak deceptively for fun

(transitive) to delude or fool (oneself) into believing (something): don't kid yourself that no-one else knows

Etymology: 19th Century: probably from kid¹

ˈkiddingly adverb

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Kyd  (kid), n. 

1. Biographical Thomas, 1558–94, English dramatist.

Also, Kid. 

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Kid / kɪd/ noun

1. a variant spelling of (Thomas) Kyd

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Kyd, Kid / kɪd/ noun

1. Thomas. 1558–94, English dramatist, noted for his revenge play The Spanish Tragedy (1586)