kid
kid definition
kid (kid)
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
Etymology: ME kide, prob. < Anglo-N, akin to ON kith, Dan & Swed kid, Ger kitze
adjective
- made of kidskin
- ☆ Informal younger my kid sister
kid Idioms
kid around
to engage in joking, horseplay, etc.
no kidding!
Informal I can hardly believe it!: an exclamation of doubt or surprise
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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