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noun

Kid n.

(Zool.) A young goat. "The... leopard shall lie down with the kid."

A young child or infant; hence, a simple person, easily imposed on. (Slang)

A kind of leather made of the skin of the young goat, or of the skin of rats, etc.; kidskin.

pl. Gloves made of kidskin; kid gloves. (Colloq. & Low)

A small wooden mess tub; a name given by sailors to one in which they receive their food.

Among pugilists, thieves, gunfighters, etc., a youthful expert; chiefly used attributively; as, kid Jones. (Cant)

Kid n. A fagot; a bundle of heath and furze. (Prov. Eng.)

verb

Kid v. t.

To talk with in a joking or jesting manner; as, she kidded him about his freckles. Often used with around; as, he was just kidding around about the fire

To jokingly tell a false story to; to fool; as, John told Pete that he had talked to the movie star, but he was only kidding him..

Kid v. t. See Kiddy, v. t. (Slang)

Kid v. i. (past & past part. kidded; pres. part. kidding) To bring forth a young goat.

Kid v. i. To tell a false story, as a jest; as, he was kidding about being a pilot. "Are you kidding?"

Kid past part. Of Kythe. (Obs.)

adjective

Kid adj. Made of kidskin; as, kid gloves.

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Etymology of 'Kid'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Kid" Quotes from Famous Books

... "And the wolf dwelleth with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid, the calf, and, the lion and the fatling together, and ...

— Christology of the Old Testament: And a Commentary on the Messianic Predictions. Vol. 2 • Ernst Hengstenberg

... he observed "what's goin' to become of that kid of Marcellus's—his wife's, I mean? Marcellus didn't have any relations, as far as anybody knows, and neither did his wife. Who's goin' ...

— Mary-'Gusta • Joseph C. Lincoln

... from me, I made out someone lying, face downwards. It was Tammy. I felt safer now that we were hidden by the mist, and I crawled to him. He gave a quick gasp of terror when I touched him; but when he saw who it was, he started to sob like a little kid. ...

— The Ghost Pirates • William Hope Hodgson

... most unfavorable impression on me. He looked an awful dandy in a brand-new frock-coat. I heard afterwards that he had ordered it in Moscow expressly for the occasion from his own tailor, who had his measure. He wore immaculate black kid gloves and exquisite linen. He walked in with his yard-long strides, looking stiffly straight in front of him, and sat down in his place ...

— The Brothers Karamazov • Fyodor Dostoyevsky

... mixed, his face was not fashioned to express a conflict of emotions, and words failed him, too. "You're a queer kid. Why didn't you ...

— The Wishing Moon • Louise Elizabeth Dutton

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