kid
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views updated May 21 2018kid1 / kid/ • n. 1. inf. a child or young person. ∎ used as an informal form of address: we'll be seeing ya, kid! 2. a young goat. ∎ leather made from a young goat's skin: [as adj.] white kid gloves. kid2 • v. (kid·ded , kid·ding ) [tr.] inf. deceive (someone) in a playful or teasing way: you're kidding me! | [intr.] we were just kidding around. ∎ [tr.] deceive or fool (someone): he likes to kid everyone he's the big macho tough guy.DERIVATIVES: kid·der n.kid·ding·ly adv.
The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
kid
oxford
views updated May 11 2018kid1 young of a goat XII; skin of a kid; (young) child XVI. — ON.
kiǒ :- *
kiǒjam, rel. to OHG.
chizzī,
kizzīn (G.
kitze), f. Gmc. *
kiǒ-, of which no cogns. are known.
Hence
kiddy young goat XVI; (sl., colloq.) little child XIX.
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology T. F. HOAD
Kid
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views updated May 17 2018Kid ★★½ 1990 (R)
Young guy carries grudge for the murder of his parents and seeks pound of flesh. Enter mysterious beautiful woman and copious complications. Good sound FX. 94m/C VHS . C. Thomas Howell, R. Lee Ermey, Brian A(ustin) Green, Sarah Trigger, Dale Dye; D: John Mark Robinson.
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kid
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views updated May 17 2018kid a young goat, taken as a type of young and frisky animal; in extended usage (from the 17th century) a child, a young person.
Kid is also used for fine leather made from a young goat's skin.
handle with kid gloves deal with someone very carefully or tactfully.
The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable ELIZABETH KNOWLES
kid
oxford
views updated May 18 2018kid3 (sl.) hoax, humbug. XIX. perh. ‘make a kid of’, f.
KID1;
kiddy has been similarly used.
Hence
kid sb. humbug.
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology T. F. HOAD
kid
oxford
views updated May 14 2018kid Young goat (
Capra aegragus) usually under 3 months old; similar to
lamb, but with a stronger flavour.
A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition DAVID A. BENDER
kid
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views updated May 14 2018kid2 small tub. XVIII. perh. var. of
KIT1.
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology T. F. HOAD
