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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'

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"Kid" Quotes from Famous Books

... oppress'd, Seeking to have his wrongs redress'd, Oft to the justice went in vain; Admittance he could ne'er obtain, But still was bid again to come; "Unwell"—"engag'd"—or "not home!" The wily rustic took a kid One day, and in a basket hid; And when he to the house drew near, Began to pinch him by the ear, So that the porter, from the hall, Might hear the little fatling squall; The man his master's mind who knew, ...

— Aesop, in Rhyme - Old Friends in a New Dress • Marmaduke Park

... I exclaimed, laughing. "Eton would have done you a lot of good. You would have had some of your girly whims knocked out of you there, my kid." ...

— The Princess Passes • Alice Muriel Williamson and Charles Norris Williamson

... the ring. "I am afraid that won't be enough, Miss Greenfield," he began, when Mr. Smart cut him short, "What is the use of fooling any longer, Swift? She probably knows as much about such matters as your grandbaby. A kid her age knows a lot about business. Give her a nickel ...

— At the Little Brown House • Ruth Alberta Brown

... fifteen this very minnit. When I were 'leven I druv the Higgins car fer 'em an' never hit the ditch once. Young! Wha'd'ye think I am—a KID?" ...

— Mary Louise • Edith van Dyne (one of L. Frank Baum's pen names)

... "I'm the kid of the camp, I know," he went on, with another flash in his eyes, as if there was a bit of flint somewhere in his make-up which had struck their steel. "But I'll be bound I can do as well or better than the others can. I'm off now to Squaw ...

— Camp and Trail - A Story of the Maine Woods • Isabel Hornibrook

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