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Kidded

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kid

1  [kid] noun, verb, kid⋅ded, kid⋅ding, adjective
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–noun
1. Informal. a child or young person.
2. (used as a familiar form of address.)
3. a young goat.
4. leather made from the skin of a kid or goat, used in making shoes and gloves.
5. a glove made from this leather.
–verb (used without object), verb (used with object)
6. (of a goat) to give birth to (young).
–adjective
7. made of kidskin.
8. Informal. younger: his kid sister.
Origin:
1150–1200; ME kide < ON kith

Related forms:
kiddish, adjective
kid⋅dish⋅ness, noun
kidlike, adjective

kid

2  [kid] verb, kid⋅ded, kid⋅ding. Informal.
–verb (used with object)
1. to talk or deal jokingly with; banter; jest with: She is always kidded about her accent.
2. to humbug or fool.
–verb (used without object)
3. to speak or act deceptively in jest; jest.
Origin:
1805–15; perh. special use of kid 1

Related forms:
kidder, noun
kid⋅ding⋅ly, adverb

Synonyms:
1. tease, josh, rib.
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kid   (kĭd)   
n.  

    1. A young goat.

    2. The young of a similar animal, such as an antelope.

    3. The flesh of a young goat.

    4. Leather made from the skin of a young goat; kidskin.

    5. An article made from this leather.

    6. A child.

    7. A young person.

    1. The flesh of a young goat.

    2. Leather made from the skin of a young goat; kidskin.

    3. An article made from this leather.

    4. A child.

    5. A young person.

  3. Informal

    1. A child.

    2. A young person.

  4. Slang Pal. Used as a term of familiar address, especially for a young person: Hi, kid! What's up?

adj.  

  1. Made of kid.

  2. Informal Younger than oneself: my kid brother.

v.   kid·ded, kid·ding, kids

v.   tr. Informal

  1. To mock playfully; tease. See Synonyms at banter.

  2. To deceive in fun; fool.

v.   intr.

  1. Informal To engage in teasing or good-humored fooling.

  2. To bear young. Used of a goat or an antelope.


[Middle English kide, from Old Norse kidh.]
kid'der n., kid'ding·ly adv.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Word Origin & History

kid  (n.)
c.1200, "the young of a goat," from O.N. kið "young goat," from P.Gmc. *kiðjom (cf. Ger. kitz). Extended meaning of "child" first recorded as slang 1599, established in informal usage by 1840s. Kiddo first recorded 1896. Applied to skillful young thieves and pugilists since at least 1812. Kid stuff "something easy" is from 1923. Kid glove "a glove made of kidskin leather" is from 1687; sense of "characterized by wearing kid gloves," therefore "dainty, delicate" is from 1856.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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