kid

kid¹

noun

1》 a young goat.

    ↘leather made from a young goat's skin.

2》 informal a child or young person.

verb (kids, kidding, kidded) (of a goat) give birth.

Phrases

handle (or treat) someone/thing with kid gloves deal with someone or something very carefully.

kids' stuff informal something that is easy or simple to do.

Origin

ME: from ON kith, of Gmc origin.

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kid²

verb (kids, kidding, kidded) informal

1》 deceive playfully; tease.

    ↘fool into believing something.

2》 (kid around) behave in a silly way.

Derivatives

kidder noun

kidding adjective

kiddingly adverb

Origin

C19: perh. from kid¹, expressing the notion ‘make a child or goat of’.

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kid³

noun archaic a small wooden tub, especially a sailor's mess tub for grog or rations.

Origin

C18: perh. a var. of kit¹.