KIDNAP


Meaning of KIDNAP in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkid-ˌnap ]

transitive verb

( -napped also kid·naped -ˌnapt ; -nap·ping also -nap·ing )

Etymology: probably back-formation from kidnapper, from kid + obsolete napper thief

Date: 1682

: to seize and detain or carry away by unlawful force or fraud and often with a demand for ransom

• kid·nap·pee or kid·nap·ee ˌkid-ˌna-ˈpē noun

• kid·nap·per also kid·nap·er noun

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