kid

kid¹ W2S1 [kıd] n

[Date: 1100-1200; : Old Norse; Origin: kith]

1.) informal

a child

▪ She'd always loved animals since she was a little kid .

▪ He's married with three kids.

▪ A neighbor volunteered to keep an eye on the kids (=their children or the children they are responsible for) .

2.) informal

a young person

▪ college kids

3.) [C usually singular]

used by adults to address a person who is younger than them

▪ Hey kid, come here.

4.) kid's stuff also kid stuff AmE

something that is too easy or boring

▪ Pokemon? Oh boy, that is kid stuff!

5.)

a)

a young goat

b) [U]

very soft leather made from the skin of a young goat

▪ a pair of white kid boots

6.) kid gloves

a way of treating someone kindly and carefully because they easily become upset

treat/handle sb with kid gloves

▪ I want you to treat Hayley with kid gloves today. She's still upset about her father.

kid ²

kid² v past tense and past participle kidded present participle kidding

informal

[Date: 1500-1600; Origin: Probably from KID¹]

1.) [I and T]

to say something that is not true, especially as a joke

= ↑joke

just/only kidding

▪ Don't get mad, I was only kidding.

2.) [T]

to make jokes or say funny things about someone in a friendly way

= ↑tease kid sb about sth

▪ We were kidding Mom about being a grandmother.

kid sb (that)

▪ My friends kidded me that my gear would fill the car.

3.) no kidding?/are you kidding?

spoken used when you are so surprised by what someone has told you that you do not completely believe them

▪ Carlotta's 39? No kidding?

4.) no kiddingspoken

a) used to say that you understand and agree with what someone has just said

▪ 'That girl has some major problems.' 'Yeah, no kidding.'

b) used to emphasize a threat or that you are telling the truth

▪ If you break that thing, you'll be grounded for a week - no kidding.

▪ And then he saw us and - no kidding - he asked us if we wanted a ride.

5.) [T]

to let yourself believe something that is untrue or unlikely

kid yourself (that)

▪ Don't kid yourself he'll ever change.

▪ We thought we could change the world. Just who were we trying to kid ?

6.) I kid you not

spoken used to emphasize that you are telling the truth

>kidding n [U]

kid around phr v

to behave in a silly way

▪ Stop kidding around and listen.

kid ³

kid³ adj

kid sister/brother

especially AmE informal your kid sister or brother is younger than you are

British Equivalent: little sister/brother