kid
The definition of a kid is a child or a young goat, or the leather or meat of a young goat.
(noun)- An example of a kid is a child in the first grade.
- An example of a kid is a baby goat born on a farm.
Kid is defined as something made from the hide of a young goat.
(adjective)An example of something kid are kid gloves, gloves made from very delicate leather.
Kid means to tease or deceive in a fun way.
(verb)An example of kid is to tell a joke in a speech that makes fun of someone in your office.
YourDictionary definition and usage example. Copyright © 2013 by LoveToKnow Corp.
See kid in Webster's New World College Dictionary
noun
- a young goat or, occasionally, antelope
- its flesh, used as a food
- leather made from the skin of young goats, used for gloves, shoes, etc.
- gloves or shoes made of this leather
- Informal a child or young person
Origin: ME kide, prob. < Anglo-N, akin to ON kith, Dan & Swed kid, Ger kitze
adjective
- made of kidskin
- ☆ Informal younger: my kid sister
See kid in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
- a. A young goat.b. The young of a similar animal, such as an antelope.
- a. The flesh of a young goat.b. Leather made from the skin of a young goat; kidskin.c. An article made from this leather.
- Informal a. A child.b. A young person.
- Slang Pal. Used as a term of familiar address, especially for a young person: Hi, kid! What's up?
- Made of kid.
- Informal Younger than oneself: my kid brother.
Informal
- To mock playfully; tease. See Synonyms at banter.
- To deceive in fun; fool.
- Informal To engage in teasing or good-humored fooling.
- To bear young. Used of a goat or an antelope.
Origin:
Origin: Middle English kide
Origin: , from Old Norse kidh
.Related Forms:
- kidˈder noun
- kidˈding·ly adverb
See Thomas Kyd.
Learn more about kid
