Kid

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɪd

From Middle English kide, from Old Norse kið ("young goat"), from Proto-Germanic *kidją, *kittīną ("goatling, kid"), perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *gʰaidn-, *ǵʰaidn- ("goat"). Compare Swedish, Danish kid, from Proto-Germanic *kiðjom, compare German Kitz, Kitze and Albanian keð,kec ("a kid").

Noun

1. A young goat.
• 1719, Daniel Defoe, ,I went, indeed, intending to kill a kid out of my own flock; and bring it home and dress it; but as I was going I saw a she-goat lying down in the shade, and two young kids sitting by her.
2. Of a goat, the state of being pregnant: in kid.
3. Kidskin.
• 1912, Jean Webster, ,I have three pairs of kid gloves. I've had kid mittens before from the Christmas tree, but never real kid gloves with five fingers.
4. (uncountable) The meat of a young goat.
• 1819, Walter Scott, , Chapter 5,So saying, he gathered together, and brought to a flame, the decaying brands which lay scattered on the ample hearth; took from the larger board a mess of pottage and seethed kid, placed it upon the small table at which he had himself supped, and, without waiting the Jew's thanks, went to the other side of the hall; ....
5. A young antelope.
6. (colloquial) A child or young person.
• 1963, Margery Allingham, The China Governess Chapter 15, ‘No,’ said Luke, grinning at her. ‘You're not dull enough! … What about the kid's clothes? I don't suppose they were anything to write home about, but didn't you keep anything? A bootee or a bit of embroidery or anything at all?’
• 2007 July 5, Barack Obama, ,Our kids are why all of you are in this room today. Our kids are why you wake up wondering how you'll make a difference and go to bed thinking about tomorrow's lesson plan. Our kids are why you walk into that classroom every day even when you're not getting the support, or the pay, or the respect that you deserve - because you believe that every child should have a chance to succeed; that every child can be taught.
7. She's a kid. It's normal for her to have imaginary friends.
8. (colloquial) An inexperienced person or one in a junior position.
• 2007 June 3, Eben Moglen, speech, ,I remember as a kid lawyer working at IBM in the summer of 1983, when a large insurance company in Hartford, Connecticut, for the first time asked to buy 12000 IBM PCs in a single order.
9. (nautical) A small wooden mess tub in which sailors received their food.

Synonyms

• (kidskin) kid leather
• (meat of a young goat) cabrito
• (child, young person) see also

Related terms

• kiddy
• kidly
• handle with kid gloves
• kidskin
• kidult

Full definition of kid

Verb

1. (transitive, colloquial) To make a fool of (someone)
2. (transitive, colloquial) To make a joke with (someone)
3. (intransitive) Of a goat, to give birth to kids
4. (intransitive, colloquial) To jokeYou're kidding!Only kidding

Compare Welsh cidysen.

Noun

1. A fagot; a bundle of heath and furze.

Anagrams

• IDK