KID


Meaning of KID in English

~ 1

■ noun

1》 a young goat.

↘leather made from a young goat's skin.

2》 informal a child or young person.

■ verb ( ~s , ~ding , ~ded ) (of a goat) give birth.

Phrases

handle (or treat ) someone/thing with ~ gloves deal with someone or something very carefully.

~s' stuff informal something that is easy or simple to do.

Origin

ME: from ON kith , of Gmc origin.

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~ 2

■ verb ( ~s , ~ding , ~ded ) informal

1》 deceive playfully; tease.

↘fool into believing something.

2》 ( ~ around ) behave in a silly way.

Derivatives

~der noun

~ding adjective

~dingly adverb

Origin

C19: perh. from ~ 1 , expressing the notion ‘make a child or goat of’.

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~ 3

■ noun archaic a small wooden tub, especially a sailor's mess tub for grog or rations.

Origin

C18: perh. a var. of kit 1 .

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