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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: 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.] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Kid \Kid\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Kidded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Kidding}.] To bring forth a young goat. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Kid \Kid\, a. Made of kidskin; as, kid gloves. [PJC] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: 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] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Kid \Kid\, v. i. To tell a false story, as a jest; as, he was kidding about being a pilot. "Are you kidding?" [PJC] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Kid \Kid\, n. [Cf. W. cidysen.] A fagot; a bundle of heath and furze. [Prov. Eng.] --Wright. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Kid \Kid\, p. p. of {Kythe}. [Obs.] --Gower. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Kid \Kid\, v. t. See {Kiddy}, v. t. [Slang] [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: 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}]