Definitions for kidkɪd

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

kidkɪd(n.; v.; adj.)kid•ded, kid•ding

(n.)Informal. a child or young person. (used as a familiar form of address.)
Category: Informal, Common Vocabulary
a young goat.
Category: Mammals
leather made from the skin of a kid or goat, used esp. for shoes and gloves.
Category: Clothing
an article made from this leather.
Category: Clothing
(v.t.)(of a goat) to give birth to (young).
(adj.)made of kidskin.
Category: Common Vocabulary
Informal. younger:
my kid sister.
Category: Common Vocabulary, Informal

Origin of kid:

1150–1200; ME kide < ON kith, akin to OHG chizzī, kizzīn

kid′like`(adj.)

kid^*kɪd(v.)kid•ded, kid•ding.

(v.t.)to talk or deal jokingly with; tease; jest with.
Category: Informal
to fool; deceive; humbug.
Category: Informal
(v.i.)to speak or act deceptively in jest; jest.
Category: Informal

^* Informal..

Origin of kid:

1805–15; orig. argot; of uncert. orig.

kid′ding•ly(adv.)

Princeton's WordNet

child, kid, youngster, minor, shaver, nipper, small fry, tiddler, tike, tyke, fry, nestling(noun)
a young person of either sex
"she writes books for children"; "they're just kids"; "`tiddler' is a British term for youngster"
kid, kidskin(noun)
soft smooth leather from the hide of a young goat
"kid gloves"
Kyd, Kid, Thomas Kyd, Thomas Kid(noun)
English dramatist (1558-1594)
child, kid(noun)
a human offspring (son or daughter) of any age
"they had three children"; "they were able to send their kids to college"
kid(verb)
young goat
pull the leg of, kid(verb)
tell false information to for fun
"Are you pulling my leg?"
kid, chaff, jolly, josh, banter(verb)
be silly or tease one another
"After we relaxed, we just kidded around"

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

kid(noun)ɪd
a child or teenager
We're taking the kids to Europe this spring.; I loved swimming when I was a kid.
kidɪd
a young goat
a goat and her kids
kid(verb)ɪd
to trick or tease
He said he'd lost them but he was just kidding.; I loved to kid my little sister.
kidɪd
indicates sth is surprising or unbelievable
"I'm pregnant." "Are you kidding me?"

Wiktionary

kid(Noun)
A young goat.
kid(Noun)
Of a goat, the state of being pregnant: in kid
kid(Noun)
Kidskin.
kid(Noun)
The meat of a young goat.
kid(Noun)
A young antelope.
kid(Noun)
A child or young person.
a kid brother
kid(Noun)
An inexperienced person or one in a junior position.
kid(Verb)
To make a fool of (someone)
kid(Verb)
To make a joke with (someone)
kid(Verb)
Of a goat, to give birth to kids
kid(Verb)
To joke

Origin: kide, from kið, compare , kid, from kiðjom, compare Kitz, Kitze and Albanian keð,kec.

Webster Dictionary

Kid(noun)
a young goat
Kid(noun)
a young child or infant; hence, a simple person, easily imposed on
Kid(noun)
a kind of leather made of the skin of the young goat, or of the skin of rats, etc
Kid(noun)
gloves made of kid
Kid(noun)
a small wooden mess tub; -- a name given by sailors to one in which they receive their food
Kid(verb)
to bring forth a young goat
Kid(noun)
a fagot; a bundle of heath and furze
Kid(u)
of Kythe
Kid(verb)
see Kiddy, v. t

The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon Wurdz

KID
Either a boxing-glove or a first-born. In either case, hard to handle until well tanned.

Translations for kid

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

kid(noun)

a popular word for a child or teenager

They've got three kids now, two boys and a girl; More than a hundred kids went to the disco last night; (also adjective) his kid brother (= younger brother).