— kidnappee, kidnapee , n. — kidnapper, kidnaper , n.
/kid"nap/ , v.t., kidnapped or kidnaped, kidnapping or kidnaping .
to steal, carry off, or abduct by force or fraud, esp. for use as a hostage or to extract ransom.
[ 1675-85; KID 1 + nap, var. of NAB ]
Syn . seize, bear off, bear away.