Kid (redirected from kidding around)

Kid  (kd), Thomas

See Thomas Kyd.

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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.

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[Middle English kide, from Old Norse kidh.]

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kidder n.

kidding·ly adv.

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Kid [kɪd]

n

(Biographies / Kid, Thomas) Thomas. a variant spelling of (Thomas) Kyd

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kid¹

n

1. the young of a goat or of a related animal, such as an antelope

2. soft smooth leather made from the hide of a kid

3. Informal

a.  a young person; child

b.  (modifier) younger or being still a child kid brother kid sister

our kid Liverpool dialect my younger brother or sister

vb kids, kidding, kidded

(of a goat) to give birth to (young)

[of Scandinavian origin; compare Old Norse kith, Shetland Islands kidi lamb]

kiddishness  n

kidlike  adj

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kid²

vb kids, kidding, kidded (sometimes foll by on or along) Informal

1. (tr) to tease or deceive for fun

2. (intr) to behave or speak deceptively for fun

3. (tr) to delude or fool (oneself) into believing (something) don't kid yourself that no-one else knows

[probably from kid¹]

kidder  n

kiddingly  adv

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kid³

n

a small wooden tub

[probably variant of kit¹ (in the sense: barrel)]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	kid - a young person of either sex; "she writes books for children"; "they're just kids"; "`tiddler' is a British term for youngster" child, minor, nipper, tiddler, youngster, tike, shaver, small fry, nestling, fry, tyke 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" kidskin leather - an animal skin made smooth and flexible by removing the hair and then tanning
	3.	Kid - English dramatist (1558-1594) Kyd, Thomas Kid, Thomas Kyd
	4.	kid - a human offspring (son or daughter) of any age; "they had three children"; "they were able to send their kids to college" child 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
Verb	1.	kid - tell false information to for fun; "Are you pulling my leg?" pull the leg of 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" banter, chaff, jolly, josh 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"

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kid¹

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) All the kids in my class could read.

adjective

(Informal) younger, little, baby My kid sister woke up and started crying.

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kid²

verb tease, joke, trick, fool, pretend, mock, rag (Brit.), wind up (Brit. slang), ridicule, hoax, beguile, gull (archaic), delude, jest, bamboozle, hoodwink, cozen Are you sure you're not kidding me? I'm just kidding.

kid yourself fool yourself, delude yourself, deceive yourself, mislead yourself, con yourself (informal), bamboozle yourself, dupe yourself, hoax yourself, trick yourself I could kid myself that you did this for me, but it would be a lie.

Translations

kid [kɪd]

A. N

1. (Zool) (= goat) → cabrito m, chivo m; (= skin) → cabritilla f

2. (= child) → chiquillo/a m/f, crío/a m/f, chaval/a m/f (Sp), cabro/a m/f (Chile), chamaco/a m/f (CAm, Mex), escuincle/a m/f (Mex) , pibe/a m/f (S. Cone)
when I was a kid → cuando yo era un crío → cuando yo era pequeño or (LAm) chico
that's kid's stuff (= childish) → eso es de or para niños; (= easy) → eso es un juego de niños

B. VT

1. (= deceive) → engañar
who do you think you're kidding? → ¿a quién te crees que estás engañando?
don't kid yourself → no te engañes
I kid you not (hum) → no te engaño

2. (= tease) to kid sb about sth → tomar el pelo a algn por algo

3. (= pretend to) to kid sb that → hacer creer a algn que

C. VI → bromear
I'm only kidding → lo digo en broma
"they're mother and daughter" - "no kidding?" → -son madre e hija -¿en serio? or -¡no me digas!
really! no kidding! → ¡en serio!, ¡de verdad!

D. CPD kid brother N → hermano m menor or pequeño or (LAm) chico
kid gloves NPL → guantes mpl de cabritilla
to handle sth/sb with kid gloves → tratar algo/a algn con guante blanco
kid sister N → hermana f menor or pequeña or (LAm) chica

kid along = kid on

kid on VT + ADV he's kidding you on → te está tomando el pelo

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kid [ˈkɪd]

n

(= child) → gamin(e) m/f
when I was a kid → lorsque j'étais gamin, lorsque j'étais enfant

(= youth) → jeune m/f

(= animal, leather) → chevreau m

vi

→ plaisanter, blaguer
I'm not kidding, I really did see a UFO → Je ne blague pas or je ne plaisante pas, j'ai vraiment vu un OVNI.
I'm just kidding → Je plaisante.
you're kidding! → tu plaisantes!
no kidding? (= really) → sans blague?
you've got to be kidding! → vous ne parlez pas sérieusement!
who is she trying to kid?, who's she kidding? → elle n'espère tout de même pas qu'on va la croire!
kid brother n → petit frère m

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kid

n

(= young goat) → Kitz nt, → Zicklein nt (liter)

(= leather) → Ziegen- or Glacéleder nt

(inf: = child) → Kind nt; when I was a kid → als ich klein war; to get the kids to bed → die Kleinen ins Bett bringen; it’s kid’s stuff (= for children) → das ist was für kleine Kinder (inf); (= easy) → das ist doch ein Kinderspiel; to be like a kid in a candy store (US) → sich wie ein verwöhntes Kind aufführen

(inf) (= man) → Junge m, → Bursche m (inf); (= woman) → Kleine f (inf); listen kid, I didn’t mean it → nun hör mir mal gut zu, ich habs doch nicht so gemeint; listen kid, you keep out of this → hör mal Kleiner, du hältst dich hier raus (inf); come on kids! → los Jungs! (inf); she’s some kid → die ist nicht ohne (inf); (= clever) → die ist ganz schön clever (inf); he’s done it already? some kid! → was, er hat das schon gemacht? tolle Leistung (inf)

adj attr

(inf: = younger) kid brother → kleiner Bruder, Brüderchen nt; kid sister → kleine Schwester, Schwesterchen nt

(= of goat leather) boots → aus Glacéleder

vt (inf) to kid somebody (on) (= tease) → jdn aufziehen (inf); (= deceive) → jdm etw vormachen, jdn an der Nase rumführen (inf); you can’t kid me → mir kannst du doch nichts vormachen; you’re kidding (Brit), you’re kidding me (US) → du machst Witze, oder? (inf); don’t kid yourself! → machen Sie sich doch nichts vor!; I kid you not → das ist mein Ernst, ganz ehrlich (inf); who is she trying to kid?, who is she kidding? → wem will sie was weismachen?

vi (inf) → Jux machen (inf); no kidding → im Ernst, ehrlich (inf); you’ve got to or you must be kidding! → das ist doch wohl nicht dein Ernst!

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kid [kɪd]

1. n

a. (fam) (child) → bambino/a; (teenager) → ragazzo/a; (son, daughter) → figlio/a

b. (goat, leather) → capretto

2. vt (fam) to kid sb (on) that ... → dar da bere a qn che...
to kid sb about sth → prendere in giro qn per qc
don't kid yourself! → non illuderti!

3. vi (fam) (also kid on) → scherzare
I'm only kidding → sto solo scherzando
no kidding! → sul serio!

4. adj

a. (fam) (brother, sister) → più giovane

b. (gloves, leather) → di capretto

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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 lapsi enfant יֶלֶד, נַעַר, נַעֲרָה बच्चा dijete srác anak krakki bambino 子供 어린이 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 小孩

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 염소 새끼 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 小山羊

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) 염소 새끼 가죽 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 小羊山皮製的 лайка بکری کے بچے کی کھال سے بنی چیز da dê non 小山羊皮；小羊山皮制的

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kid²

v kid [kid]

to deceive or tease, especially harmlessly We were kidding him about the girl who keeps ringing him up; He kidded his wife into thinking he'd forgotten her birthday; He didn't mean that – he was only kidding! gekskeer يَمْزَح، يَسْخَر мамя, шегувам се žertovat, dělat si legraci drille foppen. aufziehen πειράζω αθώα, κοροϊδεύω, κάνω πλάκα bromear, tomar el pelo, hacer creer narritama دست انداختن؛ شوخی کردن narrata plaisanter, faire marcher “לַעֲבוֹד” עַל- परेशान करना, धोखा देना, मजाक करना šaliti se ugrat menggoda gera að gamni sínu; leika á prendere in giro からかう 놀리다, 농담하다 šaipytis iš, juoktis iš, apgaudinėti mānīt; ķircināt bergurau plagen, wijsmaken nabierać, żartować brincar a spune min­ciuni nevinovate, a glumi разыгрывать; дразнить robiť si žarty zafrkavati (se) šegačiti พูดเล่น şaka yapmak, gırgır geçmek 哄騙 дурити, морочити بیوقوف بنانا lừa gạt 哄骗

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Kid → غلام, يَخدَع děcko, udělat (si) legraci barn, lave sjov Kind, scherzen παιδί, πειράζω bromear, chaval, chiquillo lapsi, pilailla faire une blague, gosse dijete, šaliti se bambino, scherzare ヤギが子を産む, 子供 놀리다, 아이 kind, plagen narre, unge dziecko, stroić sobie żarty brincar, criança дурачить, малыш skoja, unge เด็ก, ล้อเล่น çocuk, şaka yapmak đứa trẻ, lừa phỉnh 小孩, 开玩笑