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kid1

Pronunciation: /kɪd/
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Definition of kid

noun

  • 1 informal a child or young person: she collected the kids from school
  • used as an informal form of address:we’ll be seeing ya, kid!
  • 2a young goat.
  • [mass noun] leather made from a young goat’s skin: [as modifier]:white kid gloves

verb (kids, kidding, kidded)

[no object]
  • (of a goat) give birth: milk fever usually occurs in heavy milkers shortly after kidding

Phrases

kids' stuff (North American kid stuff)

informal a thing regarded as very easy or simple to do:all this was kids' stuff compared to the directing

our kid

British informal one’s younger brother or sister (often used as a form of address):come here, our kid

Origin:

Middle English (in kid1 (sense 2 of the noun)): from Old Norse kith, of Germanic origin; related to German Kitze

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