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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (5)

1. a young person of either sex;
- Example: "she writes books for children"
- Example: "they're just kids"
- Example: "`tiddler' is a British term for youngster";
[syn: child, kid, youngster, minor, shaver, nipper, small fry, tiddler, tike, tyke, fry, nestling]

2. soft smooth leather from the hide of a young goat;
- Example: "kid gloves"
[syn: kid, kidskin]

3. English dramatist (1558-1594);
[syn: Kyd, Kid, Thomas Kyd, Thomas Kid]

4. a human offspring (son or daughter) of any age;
- Example: "they had three children"
- Example: "they were able to send their kids to college"
[syn: child, kid]

5. young goat;


VERB (2)

1. tell false information to for fun;
- Example: "Are you pulling my leg?"
[syn: pull the leg of, kid]

2. be silly or tease one another;
- Example: "After we relaxed, we just kidded around"
[syn: kid, chaff, jolly, josh, banter]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Kid \Kid\ (k[i^]d), n. [Of Scand. origin; cf. Icel. ki[eth], Dan. & Sw. kid; akin to OHG. kizzi, G. kitz, kitzchen, kitzlein.] 1. (Zool.) A young goat. [1913 Webster] The . . . leopard shall lie down with the kid. --Is. xi. 6. [1913 Webster] 2. A young child or infant; hence, a simple person, easily imposed on. [Slang] --Charles Reade. [1913 Webster] 3. A kind of leather made of the skin of the young goat, or of the skin of rats, etc.; kidskin. [1913 Webster] 4. pl. Gloves made of kidskin; kid gloves. [Colloq. & Low] [1913 Webster] 5. A small wooden mess tub; -- a name given by sailors to one in which they receive their food. --Cooper. [1913 Webster] 6. Among pugilists, thieves, gunfighters, etc., a youthful expert; -- chiefly used attributively; as, kid Jones. [Cant] [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Kid \Kid\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Kidded; p. pr. & vb. n. Kidding.] To bring forth a young goat. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Kid \Kid\, a. Made of kidskin; as, kid gloves. [PJC]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Kid \Kid\, v. t. 1. To talk with in a joking or jesting manner; as, she kidded him about his freckles. Often used with around; as, he was just kidding around about the fire [PJC] 2. To jokingly tell a false story to; to fool; as, John told Pete that he had talked to the movie star, but he was only kidding him.. [PJC]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Kid \Kid\, v. i. To tell a false story, as a jest; as, he was kidding about being a pilot. "Are you kidding?" [PJC]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Kid \Kid\, n. [Cf. W. cidysen.] A fagot; a bundle of heath and furze. [Prov. Eng.] --Wright. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Kid \Kid\, p. p. of Kythe. [Obs.] --Gower. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Kid \Kid\, v. t. See Kiddy, v. t. [Slang] [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

kid n 1: a young person of either sex; "she writes books for children"; "they're just kids"; "`tiddler' is a British term for youngster" [syn: child, kid, youngster, minor, shaver, nipper, small fry, tiddler, tike, tyke, fry, nestling] 2: soft smooth leather from the hide of a young goat; "kid gloves" [syn: kid, kidskin] 3: English dramatist (1558-1594) [syn: Kyd, Kid, Thomas Kyd, Thomas Kid] 4: a human offspring (son or daughter) of any age; "they had three children"; "they were able to send their kids to college" [syn: child, kid] [ant: parent] 5: young goat v 1: tell false information to for fun; "Are you pulling my leg?" [syn: pull the leg of, kid] 2: be silly or tease one another; "After we relaxed, we just kidded around" [syn: kid, chaff, jolly, josh, banter]
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (19 January 2023):

Kid Kernel language for Id. A refinement of P-TAC, used as an intermediate language for Id. Lambda-calculus with first-class let-blocks and I-structures. ["A Syntactic Approach to Program Transformations", Z. Ariola et al, SIGPLAN Notices 26(9):116-129 (Sept 1991)]. (1996-07-22)