What does kid mean?

Definitions for kid
kɪdkid

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word kid.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. child, kid, youngster, minor, shaver, nipper, small fry, tiddler, tike, tyke, fry, nestlingnoun

    a young person of either sex

    "she writes books for children"; "they're just kids"; "`tiddler' is a British term for youngster"

  2. kid, kidskinnoun

    soft smooth leather from the hide of a young goat

    "kid gloves"

  3. Kyd, Kid, Thomas Kyd, Thomas Kidnoun

    English dramatist (1558-1594)

  4. child, kidnoun

    a human offspring (son or daughter) of any age

    "they had three children"; "they were able to send their kids to college"

  5. kidverb

    young goat

  6. pull the leg of, kidverb

    tell false information to for fun

    "Are you pulling my leg?"

  7. kid, chaff, jolly, josh, banterverb

    be silly or tease one another

    "After we relaxed, we just kidded around"

GCIDE

  1. Kidadjective

    Made of kidskin; as, kid gloves.

  2. Kidverb

    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

  3. Kidverb

    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..

  4. Kidverb

    To tell a false story, as a jest; as, he was kidding about being a pilot.

Wiktionary

  1. kidnoun

    A young goat.

  2. kidnoun

    Of a goat, the state of being pregnant: in kid

  3. kidnoun

    Kidskin.

  4. kidnoun

    The meat of a young goat.

  5. kidnoun

    A young antelope.

  6. kidnoun

    A child or young person.

    a kid brother

  7. kidnoun

    An inexperienced person or one in a junior position.

  8. kidverb

    To make a fool of (someone)

  9. kidverb

    To make a joke with (someone)

  10. kidverb

    Of a goat, to give birth to kids

  11. kidverb

    To joke

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

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Kidnoun

    Etymology: kid, Danish.

    Leaping like wanton kids in pleasant spring. Fa. Queen.

    There was a herd of goats with their young ones, upon which sight sir Richard Graham tells, he would snap one of the kids, and carry him close to their lodging. Henry Wotton.

    Sporting the lion ramp’d, and in his paw
    Dandled the kid. John Milton.

    So kids and whelps their sires and dams express;
    And so the great I measur’d by the less. John Dryden, Virgil.

  2. To Kidverb

    To bring forth kids.

    Etymology: from the noun.

Wikipedia

  1. KID

    KID (an acronym standing for Kindle Imagine Develop) was a Japan-based company specializing in porting and developing bishōjo games.

ChatGPT

  1. kid

    A kid is a young human being, typically defined as a person below the legal age of adulthood. It may also refer to the offspring of a goat.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Kidnoun

    a young goat

  2. Kidnoun

    a young child or infant; hence, a simple person, easily imposed on

  3. Kidnoun

    a kind of leather made of the skin of the young goat, or of the skin of rats, etc

  4. Kidnoun

    gloves made of kid

  5. Kidnoun

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

  6. Kidverb

    to bring forth a young goat

  7. Kidnoun

    a fagot; a bundle of heath and furze

  8. Kid

    of Kythe

  9. Kidverb

    see Kiddy, v. t

  10. Etymology: [Of Scand. origin; cf. Icel. ki, Dan. & Sw. kid; akin to OHG. kizzi, G. kitz, kitzchen, kitzlein.]

Wikidata

  1. KID

    KID, whose name is an acronym of Kindle Imagine Develop, was a Japan-based company specializing in porting and developing bishōjo games. KID was founded in 1988, with capital of 160 million yen. In the early 1990s, it served primarily as a contract developer. Notable titles from this era include Burai Fighter, Low G Man, G.I. Joe, Isolated Warrior and Recca. In 1997, it began porting PC games to games consoles. In 1999, it released an original title called Memories Off on PlayStation, which later became its first well-known series. In 2000, it released another original title called Infinity which became the second well-known series. This game was later renamed Never7 ~the end of infinity~ and Infinity became the series name. It also created the popular underground PlayStation game Board Game Top Shop. In 2005, KID became a sponsor of the Japanese drama series Densha Otoko. The company declared bankruptcy in 2006. However in February 2007 it was announced that KID's intellectual properties had been acquired by the Cyber Front corporation, who would continue all unfinished projects.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Kid

    kid, n. a young goat: (slang) a child, esp. a boy: (pl.) gloves of kid leather.—adj. made of kid leather or imitation kid leather.—v.t. and v.i. to bring forth a goat:—pr.p. kid′ding; pa.p. kid′ded.ns. Kid′-fox (Shak.), a young fox; Kid′ling, a young kid. [Dan. kid; cf. Ice. kidh; Ger. kitze, a young goat.]

  2. Kid

    kid, n. a small tub.—Also Kit.

  3. Kid

    kid, n. a fagot, a bundle of sticks. [Prob. W. cidys, fagots.]

  4. Kid

    kid, v.t. and v.i. (slang) to hoax—also Kid′dy.—n. a deception. [Perh. conn. with kid, a child.]

The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon Wurdz

  1. KID

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

Dictionary of Nautical Terms

  1. kid

    A presuming man.--Kiddy fellow, neat in his dress. Also, a compartment in some fishing-vessels, wherein the fish are thrown as they are caught. Also, a small wooden tub for grog, with two ears; or generally for a mess utensil of that kind. (See KIT.)

Suggested Resources

  1. KID

    What does KID stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the KID acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. KID

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Kid is ranked #141140 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Kid surname appeared 118 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Kid.

    50% or 59 total occurrences were White.
    34.7% or 41 total occurrences were Black.
    5% or 6 total occurrences were of two or more races.
    4.2% or 5 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

British National Corpus

  1. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'kid' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2172

  2. Nouns Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'kid' in Nouns Frequency: #773

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of kid in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of kid in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of kid in a Sentence

  1. Devon Sawa:

    I zoomed in and said, ‘Oh my goodness,’ that’s my kid.

  2. Andrew Raisman:

    A 15-year-old kid and a 50-year-old man dress the same now.

  3. Joe Kasper:

    Any black parent would tell you that they have to have this conversation with their children about police and how to act around them, so that’s the conversation we need to be having here. Not about taking some kid’s picture off the wall — it should be about, how do we change these attitudes and improve the relationships between police and the black community? …we’re less than zero percent worried about this whatsoever.

  4. Patrick Golden:

    We have to stop this senseless violence in the United States and the city of Chicago, here you have a kid who served his country in the Army … and then somebody was out there with a fully automatic handgun shoots him in the back. It paralyzes him for the rest of his life. This has to stop. People are getting slaughtered all over the United States of America. It has to stop.

  5. Justin Berry:

    This guy felt emboldened, look what he does, he goes across state lines and kidnaps a kid with a learning disability and brings him back to Texas and sexually assaults him, that's not OK. People should be shocked by that. If that doesn't shock your conscience I don't know what will.

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Translations for kid

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  • طفل, جديArabic
  • казляняBelarusian
  • яре, хлапеBulgarian
  • cabritCatalan, Valencian
  • kůzleCzech
  • unge, barn, gedekidDanish
  • Kind, Kitz, an der Nase herumführen, veräppeln, verarschenGerman
  • κατσικάκιGreek
  • buboEsperanto
  • muchacho, chavalo, lolo, huerco, chino, pelado, buqui, chango, nene, cabro, chavo, niño, chivo, chamaco, cipote, chico, chaval, chiquillo, cabrito, pibe, güila, patojo, chibolo, crío, chamo, tomar el peloSpanish
  • بچه, بزغالهPersian
  • nassikka, kersa, ipana, skidi, pirpana, penskaFinnish
  • gamin, chevreau, bambin, flo, gosse, blaguer, plaisanter, niaiser, moquer, enfantFrench
  • meann, tarraing àScottish Gaelic
  • cabrito, chiboGalician
  • גדי, ילדHebrew
  • ollu, बच्चाHindi
  • srác, gida, gyerek, kölyök, megviccel, viccel, hülyít, hülyének nézHungarian
  • ուլ, երեխա, բալիկArmenian
  • krakki, barnIcelandic
  • capretto, ragazzoItalian
  • 仔ヤギ, 子供, 子Japanese
  • ಮಗುKannada
  • minenCornish
  • бала, наристе, улак, kалжың кылуу, тамашалооKyrgyz
  • haedus, hedum in frusta concerperetLatin
  • kazlēnsLatvian
  • клинец, јаре, клинкаMacedonian
  • gidja, gidi, tfajjelMaltese
  • kindDutch
  • ungdom, killing, unge, barn, kje, tøyse, tulle, lure, kidNorwegian
  • tłʼízí yázhí, chąąmąʼiiNavajo, Navaho
  • dzieciak, koźlę, dzieckoPolish
  • jovem, guri, cabrito, criança, piá, cabrita, miúdo, brincar, enganar, zoar, caçoarPortuguese
  • iedRomanian
  • парень, ребёнок, девчонка, пацан, козлёнок, мальчишка, дразнить, надувать, шутить, подшучивать над, дитяRussian
  • козлић, јаре, jare, kozlićSerbo-Croatian
  • kozliatko, kozľaSlovak
  • kozličekSlovene
  • killing, unge, skämta, skojaSwedish
  • guzyTurkmen
  • batang kambingTagalog
  • çocukTurkish
  • цапеня, козеня, дитинаUkrainian
  • jicilül, hicil, hicilül, cil, jikaparül, cilül, hikaparül, jicil, kaparülVolapük
  • tefWolof
  • קינדYiddish
  • 小子Chinese

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