Kidnap Definition

kĭdnăp
kidnaped, kidnaping, kidnapped, kidnapping, kidnaps
verb
kidnaped, kidnaping, kidnapped, kidnapping, kidnaps
To steal (a child)
Webster's New World
To seize and hold or carry off (a person) against that person's will, by force or fraud, often for ransom.
Webster's New World
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noun

An instance of kidnapping.

Wiktionary

Origin of Kidnap

  • kid child nap to snatch (perhaps variant of nab) (or of Scandinavian origin)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From kid (“child”) + nap (“nab, grab”)

    From Wiktionary

Kidnap Sentence Examples

  • Do you think she might kidnap her?

  • What if someone decided to kidnap her?

  • A man tries to kidnap Sookie at the airport.

  • She'd build a new life in the mortal world and kidnap Talia if necessary to get her child away from her family.

  • During the first few centuries, grooms often had to kidnap their chosen bride from the bride's family.

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Words Starting With

KKIKID

Words Ending With

PAPNAP

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kidnap

Words Starting With K and Ending With P

Starts With K & Ends With PStarts With KI & Ends With PStarts With K & Ends With AP

Word Length

6 Letter Words6 Letter Words Starting With K6 Letter Words Ending With P