kid

[kid]

English dramatist (1558 1594)

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A young goat.

Noun
young goat

Noun
a young person of either sex; "she writes books for children"; "they''re just kids"; "`tiddler'' is a British term for youngsters"

Noun
a human offspring (son or daughter) of any age; "they had three children"; "they were able to send their kids to college"

Noun
English dramatist (1558-1594)

Noun
soft smooth leather from the hide of a young goat; "kid gloves"

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Verb
tell false information to for fun; "Are you pulling my leg?"

Verb
be silly or tease one another; "After we relaxed, we just kidded around"


n.
A young goat.

n.
A young child or infant; hence, a simple person, easily imposed on.

n.
A kind of leather made of the skin of the young goat, or of the skin of rats, etc.

n.
Gloves made of kid.

n.
A small wooden mess tub; -- a name given by sailors to one in which they receive their food.

v. i.
To bring forth a young goat.

n.
A fagot; a bundle of heath and furze.

p. p.
of Kythe.

v. t.
See Kiddy, v. t.


Kid

Kid , n. [Of Scand. origin; cf. Icel. ki, Dan. & Sw. kid; akin to OHG. kizzi, G. kitz, kitzchen, kitzlein.] 1. (Zo'94l.) A young goat.
The . . . leopard shall lie down with the kid.
. 2. A young child or infant; hence, a simple person, easily imposed on. [Slang] Charles Reade. 3. A kind of leather made of the skin of the young goat, or of the skin of rats, etc. 4. pl. Gloves made of kid. [Colloq. & Low] 5. A small wooden mess tub; -- a name given by sailors to one in which they receive their food. Cooper.

Kid

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

Kid

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

Kid

Kid, p. p. of Kythe. [Obs.] Gower. Chaucer.

Kid

Kid, v. t. See Kiddy, v. t. [Slang]

A young goat.

To bring forth a young goat.

A fagot; a bundle of heath and furze.

of Kythe.

See Kiddy, v. t.

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Usage Examples

As a kid who wasn't into sports, at school I felt almost alienated at times, whereas in the theatre community there was this amazing sense of camaraderie. Early on, we would go to rehearsals with my dad and I was like the mascot for the backstage crew. That was a big part of my childhood, so I dreamed of one day doing a play in London.

And I was very shy as a kid if you sang me 'Happy Birthday,' I would cry. Quite shy. So the idea of being an actor, much less a model, was just out of this world.

A lot of the songs start with an image. I was sitting there playing the guitar and I pictured this old, dirty green car, with the window rolled down, in the hot, hot, hot Texas heat, and this beautiful woman I knew when I was a kid sitting behind the wheel, looking out at me.

A geek isn't the skinny kid with a pocket protector and acne. There can be computer geeks, video game geeks, car geeks, military geeks, and sports geeks. Being a geek just means that you're passionate about something.

As a kid I had buck teeth and braces and acne. I hated what I saw. I'm still not comfortable, but that's why I change and adapt the way I look.

And when I was a kid being an actor was not cool. I'm thirty now and when I was a kid in the 80s that wasn't a cool thing to be.

'American Horror' is the debasement of the suburban family, the way a lonely kid would have imagined it in the Seventies.

Any kid will run any errand for you, if you ask at bedtime.

Always remember your kid's name. Always remember where you put your kid. Don't let your kid drive until their feet can reach the pedals. Use the right size diapers... for yourself. And, when in doubt, make funny faces.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

A kid in an abusive home has far fewer rights than any POW. There is no Geneva Convention for kids.

All my friends were in college when I was making 'Superbad.' We were drinking beer and watching movies and eating pizza. It wasn't like I was going to nice restaurants or anything like that, and I lived like a frat guy. Eventually it was time to grow up, be healthy and be responsible. You can't live like a kid forever, you know?

As a kid I quite fancied the romantic, Bohemian idea of being an artist. I expect I thought I could escape from the difficulties of maths and spelling. Maybe I thought I would avoid the judgement of the establishment.

As a kid I wanted to write science fiction, and I was never without a book. Later I really got into being a scientist and never thought I'd be writing novels.

And then I got into sports and gave my guitar to my brother Jeff who was just a little kid at that time.

As a kid I was fascinated with sports, and I loved sports more than anything else. The first books I read were about sports, like books about Baseball Joe, as one baseball hero was called.

As a kid I was short and only weighed 95 pounds. And though I was active in a lot of Sports and got along with most of the guys, I think I used comedy as a defense mechanism. You know making someone laugh is a much better way to solve a problem than by using your fists.

A friend of mine said, no matter what I do I always look like an English teacher. She actually said, you still look like a Campbell's Soup kid.

Acting has given me a way to channel my angst. I feel like an overweight, pimply faced kid a lot of the time - and finding a way to access that insecurity, and put it toward something creative is incredibly rewarding. I feel very lucky.

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