kid

n. [ Of Scand. origin; cf. Icel. kið, 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. ]

p. p. of Kythe. [ Obs. ] Gower. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. W. cidysen. ] A fagot; a bundle of heath and furze. [ Prov. Eng. ] Wright. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To tell a false story, as a jest; as, he was kidding about being a pilot. “Are you kidding?” [ PJC ]

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 ]

a. Made of kidskin; as, kid gloves. [ PJC ]

v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Kidded; p. pr. & vb. n. Kidding. ] To bring forth a young goat. [ 1913 Webster ]

imp. of Kythe. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]