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kid

/kɪd/

noun

Meaning

  • A young goat.

    "He treated the oxen like they didn't exist, but he treated the goat kid like a puppy."

  • Of a female goat, the state of being pregnant: in kid.

  • Kidskin.

  • The meat of a young goat.

  • A young antelope.

  • A child (usually), teenager, or young adult; a juvenile.

    "She's a kid. It's normal for her to have imaginary friends."

  • A person whose childhood took place in a particular time period or area.

    "He's been living in Los Angeles for years now, but he's a Florida kid."

  • One's son or daughter, regardless of age.

    "He was their youngest kid."

  • (in the vocative) Used as a form of address for a child, teenager or young adult

    "No, kid, you didn't do anything wrong; they did!"

  • An inexperienced person or one in a junior position.

  • A deception; an act of kidding somebody.

  • A small wooden mess tub in which sailors received their food.

Synonyms

kid leather,
cabrito

verb

Meaning

  • To make a fool of (someone).

  • To dupe or deceive (someone).

  • To make a joke with (someone).

  • Of a goat, to give birth to kids.

  • To joke.

    "Only kidding"