kid

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From Old Norse kið. The sense of "child" comes from the "young goat" sense, becoming frequent by the 19th century. The verb sense comes from the "young child" sense. Cognates include Danish kid, German Kitze n./Kitz n..

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A goat kid.

Singular
kid

Plural
kids

kid (plural kids)

  1. A young goat.
  2. Of a goat, the state of being pregnant: in kid
  3. Kidskin.
  4. A young antelope.
  5. (colloquial) A child or young person.

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Infinitive
to kid

Third person singular
kids

Simple past
kidded

Past participle
kidded

Present participle
kidding

to kid (third-person singular simple present kids, present participle kidding, simple past and past participle kidded)

  1. (transitive, colloquial) To make a fool of (someone)
  2. (transitive, colloquial) To make a joke with (someone)
  3. (intransitive) Of a goat, to give birth to kids
  4. (intransitive, colloquial) To joke
    You're kidding!
    Only kidding

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