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Kid
(redirected from kidder)

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Kid  (kd), Thomas
See Thomas Kyd.

kid  (kd)
n.
1.
a. A young goat.
b. The young of a similar animal, such as an antelope.
2.
a. The flesh of a young goat.
b. Leather made from the skin of a young goat; kidskin.
c. An article made from this leather.
3. Informal
a. A child.
b. A young person.
4. Slang Pal. Used as a term of familiar address, especially for a young person: Hi, kid! What's up?
adj.
1. Made of kid.
2. Informal Younger than oneself: my kid brother.
v. kid·ded, kid·ding, kids
v.tr. Informal
1. To mock playfully; tease. See Synonyms at banter.
2. To deceive in fun; fool.
v.intr.
1. Informal To engage in teasing or good-humored fooling.
2. To bear young. Used of a goat or an antelope.
Idiom:
no kidding
1. Used to express disbelief.
2. Used to express scornful acknowledgment of the obvious.

[Middle English kide, from Old Norse kidh.]

kidder n.
kidding·ly adv.

kid 1
Noun
1. Informal a young person; child
2. a young goat
3. soft smooth leather made from the hide of a kid
Adjective
younger: my kid sister
Verb
[kidding, kidded]
(of a goat) to give birth to (young) [from Old Norse]

kid 2
Verb
[kidding, kidded] Informal
1. to tease or deceive (someone) for fun
2. to fool (oneself) into believing something: don't kid yourself that no-one else knows [probably from kid1]
kidder n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.Kidkid - a young person of either sex; "she writes books for children"; "they're just kids"; "`tiddler' is a British term for youngster"
child's body - the body of a human child
juvenile, juvenile person - a young person, not fully developed
bairn - a child: son or daughter
buster - a robust child
changeling - a child secretly exchanged for another in infancy
child prodigy, infant prodigy, wonder child - a prodigy whose talents are recognized at an early age; "Mozart was a child prodigy"
foster child, foster-child, fosterling - a child who is raised by foster parents
scamp, imp, monkey, rapscallion, rascal, scalawag, scallywag - one who is playfully mischievous
kiddy - a young child
orphan - a child who has lost both parents
peanut - a young child who is small for his age
picaninny, piccaninny, pickaninny - (ethnic slur) offensive term for a Black child
poster child - a child afflicted by some disease or deformity whose picture is used on posters to raise money for charitable purposes; "she was the poster child for muscular dystrophy"
kindergartener, kindergartner, preschooler - a child who attends a preschool or kindergarten
silly - a word used for misbehaving children; "don't be a silly"
sprog - a child
bambino, toddler, yearling, tot - a young child
urchin - poor and often mischievous city child
street child, waif - a homeless child especially one forsaken or orphaned; "street children beg or steal in order to survive"
2.kid - soft smooth leather from the hide of a young goat; "kid gloves"
leather - an animal skin made smooth and flexible by removing the hair and then tanning
3.Kid - English dramatist (1558-1594)
4.kid - a human offspring (son or daughter) of any age; "they had three children"; "they were able to send their kids to college"
family unit, family - primary social group; parents and children; "he wanted to have a good job before starting a family"
army brat - the child of a career officer of the United States Army
babe, baby, infant - a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk; "the baby began to cry again"; "she held the baby in her arms"; "it sounds simple, but when you have your own baby it is all so different"
female offspring - a child who is female
male offspring, man-child - a child who is male
offspring, progeny, issue - the immediate descendants of a person; "she was the mother of many offspring"; "he died without issue"
stepchild - a child of your spouse by a former marriage
5.kid - young goat
caprine animal, goat - any of numerous agile ruminants related to sheep but having a beard and straight horns
Verb1.kid - tell false information to for fun; "Are you pulling my leg?"
cod, dupe, put one across, put one over, slang, take in, gull, befool, fool, put on - fool or hoax; "The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone"; "You can't fool me!"
2.kid - be silly or tease one another; "After we relaxed, we just kidded around"
bait, tantalise, tantalize, taunt, razz, twit, tease, cod, rag, rally, ride - harass with persistent criticism or carping; "The children teased the new teacher"; "Don't ride me so hard over my failure"; "His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a jacket and tie"

kid 1
noun (Informal) child, girl, boy, baby, lad, teenager, youngster, infant, adolescent, juvenile, toddler, tot, lass, wean, little one, bairn, stripling, sprog (slang) munchkin (informal), chiefly U.S. rug rat U.S., Canad. (informal) littlie Austral. (informal) ankle-biter Austral. (slang) tacker Austral. (slang)

kid 2
verb tease, joke, trick, fool, pretend, mock, rag Brit. wind up Brit. (slang) ridicule, hoax, beguile, gull (archaic) delude, jest, bamboozle, hoodwink, cozen, jerk or yank someone's chain (informal)
Translations
kid [kɪd] n (col) (= child); niño/a, chiquillo/a;
(animal) → cabrito;
(leather) → cabritilla
vi (col) → bromear

kid [kɪd] n (inf) (= child); gamin(e)gosse m/f (= animal, leather); chevreau m
vi (inf) → plaisanter, blaguer

kid [kɪd] n (inf) (child) → Kind nt;
(animal) → Kitz nt;
(leather) → Ziegenleder nt, Glacéleder nt
vi (inf) → Witze machen;
kid brother → kleiner Bruder m;
kid sister → kleine Schwester f

kid [kɪd] nragazzino/a;
(animal, leather) → capretto
vi (col) → scherzare
vt (col) → prendere in giro

kid1
n kid [kid]
1 a popular word for a child or teenager They've got three kids now, two boys and a girl; More than a hundred kids went to the disco last night; (also adjective ) his kid brother (= younger brother). kind صَبي صَغير хлапе děcko, mrně; mládež; mladší barn; unge; ungt menneske; yngre das Kind; kleinerer παιδί niño, crío, chaval laps بچه؛ جوانک muksu, pikku- enfant יֶלֶד, נַעַר, נַעֲרָה बच्चा dijete srác anak krakki bambino 子供 어린이, 젊은이 vaikas jaunākais brālis budak kind, jong mens unge; ungdom, yngre (bror/søster) dzieciak miúdo copil ребёнок decko; mladší otrok dete barn, unge, grabb, tjej; lille[], lilla[] เด็ก çocuk 小孩 дитина, малюк بچہ trẻ em
2 a young goat. boklam جَدي яре kůzle kid das Zicklein κατσικάκι cabrito, chivo kitsetall بزغاله kili chevreau, chevrette גִדי बकरी का बच्चा kozlić, jare gödölye anak kambing kiðlingur capretto 子やぎ 새끼 염소 ožkiukas kazlēns anak kambing geitje geitekilling koźlę cabrito ied козлёнок kozľa kozlič jare killing, kid ลูกแพะ oğlak 小山羊 козеня; цапеня بکری کا بچہ dê con 小山
3 (also adjective) (of) the leather made from its skin slippers made of kid; kid gloves. bokvel جِلْد الجَدي ярешко kozinka; z kozinky kid- das Ziegenleder; Ziegenleder- που είναι από δέρμα κατσικιού cabritilla kitsenahk چرم بزغاله kilinnahka de chevreau עוֹר גְדִי मेमने का चमड़ा जो दस्ताने और जूते बनाने के काम आता है jareća koža kecskebőr kulit kambing kiðlingaskinn; hanskaskinn di pelle di capretto 子やぎの皮 (の) 새끼 염소 가죽(으로 만든) ožkos oda smalkāda; smalkādas- kulit anak kambing geiteleer geiteskinn koźla skórka, z koźlęcej skórki couro din şevro/piele de ied лайковый kozin(k)a; z kozin(k)y iz kozličevine jareća koža getskinn หนังลูกแพะ oğlak derisinden yapılan kösele 小山羊皮;小羊山皮制的 лайка بکری کے بچے کی کھال سے بنی چیز da dê non 小山羊


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