kid

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kid

A young kid plays with a ball in the sunny backyard.

Definition

  1. Noun:

    • A young goat: A kid is a young goat, especially one that is not yet fully grown.
    • A child or young person: (Informal) A kid is a child or young person. This is a common, casual term.
    • Soft leather: Kid is a type of soft, smooth leather made from the skin of a young goat.

  2. Verb:

    • To tease or joke: To kid means to speak to someone in a joking or teasing way, not being serious.
    • To deceive playfully: To kid can mean to trick or fool someone in a gentle, non-harmful way.
Examples

  • Noun:

    • The farmer bottle-fed the newborn kid. (Referring to a young goat)
    • They have two kids, a boy and a girl. (Referring to children)
    • These gloves are made of fine kid. (Referring to leather)

  • Verb:

    • I was just kidding when I said I'd eaten all the cookies. (Meaning teasing/joking)
    • Don't kid yourself—this project will be difficult. (Meaning to deceive oneself)
Advanced Usage

  • "to kid around": to behave in a silly or playful way; to joke.

    • We weren't working, we were just kidding around.

  • "No kidding!": an exclamation expressing that something is true, surprising, or that you agree.

    • "He won the lottery." "No kidding!"

  • "You're kidding (me)!": an expression of disbelief.

    • "She's moving to Paris." "You're kidding me!"
Variants and Related Words

  • Kid brother/sister: (noun phrase) a younger brother or sister.

    • My kid sister just started high school.

  • Kid gloves: (noun phrase) gloves made from kid leather; used in the idiom "handle/treat someone with kid gloves" meaning to treat someone very gently or carefully.

    • The manager handled the sensitive situation with kid gloves.
Synonyms
  • Noun (child): child, youngster, youth, juvenile.
  • Verb (tease): joke, jest, tease, pull someone's leg, rib.
Related Phrasal Verbs
  • Kid around: (see "Advanced Usage" above).
  • Kid on: (British English, informal) to encourage someone to do something by making them believe something false in a playful way.
    • He kidded me on that the boss wanted to see me.
Related Idioms

  • Handle/treat with kid gloves: To deal with someone or something very delicately and carefully.

    • After the argument, her friends treated her with kid gloves.

  • Pull the other one (it's got bells on) / Pull someone's leg: (Idioms similar to "kidding") To tease someone by telling them something untrue.

    • "I'm a millionaire." "Oh, pull the other one!"
kid

A young kid plays with a ball in the sunny backyard.

Noun
  1. young goat
  2. a human offspring (son or daughter) of any age
    • they had three children
    • they were able to send their kids to college
  3. English dramatist (1558-1594)
  4. soft smooth leather from the hide of a young goat
    • kid gloves
  5. a young person of either sex
    • she writes books for children
    • they're just kids
    • `tiddler' is a British term for youngster
Verb
  1. be silly or tease one another
    • After we relaxed, we just kidded around
  2. tell false information to for fun
    • Are you pulling my leg?

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