kid

kid¹

—kiddish, adj. —kiddishness, n. —kidlike, adj.

/kid/, n., v., kidded, kidding, adj.

n.

1. Informal. a child or young person.

2. (used as a familiar form of address.)

3. a young goat.

4. leather made from the skin of a kid or goat, used in making shoes and gloves.

5. a glove made from this leather.

v.i., v.t.

6. (of a goat) to give birth to (young).

adj.

7. made of kidskin.

8. Informal. younger: his kid sister.

[1150-1200; ME kide < ON kith]

kid²

—kidder, n. —kiddingly, adv.

/kid/, v., kidded, kidding. Informal.

v.t.

1. to talk or deal jokingly with; banter; jest with: She is always kidded about her accent.

2. to humbug or fool.

v.i.

3. to speak or act deceptively in jest; jest.

[1805-15; perh. special use of KID¹]

Syn. 1. tease, josh, rib.

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