kid1
n.
- a young goat.
▸leather made from a young goat's skin.
- informal a child or young person.
v.
(kids, kidding, kidded)
(of a goat) give birth.
Phrase
- handle
(or treat)
someone/thing with kid gloves
deal with someone or something very carefully. - kids' stuff
informal something that is easy or simple to do.
Etymology
ME: from ON kith, of Gmc origin.
kid2
v.
(kids, kidding, kidded)
informal - deceive playfully; tease.
▸fool into believing something.
-
(kid around)
behave in a silly way.
Derivative
- kidder n.
- kidding adj.
- kiddingly adv.
Etymology
C19: perh. from kid1, expressing the notion ‘make a child or goat of’.
kid3
n.
archaic a small wooden tub, especially a sailor's mess tub for grog or rations.
Etymology
C18: perh. a var. of kit1.