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kid



Pronunciation: (kid), [key]
—n., v., kid•ded, kid•ding,
—adj.

—n.
1. Informal.a child or young person.
2. (used as a familiar form of address.)
3. a young goat.
4. leather made from the skin of a kid or goat, used in making shoes and gloves.
5. a glove made from this leather.

—v.i., v.t.
(of a goat) to give birth to (young).

—adj.
1. made of kidskin.
2. Informal.younger: his kid sister.

kid



Pronunciation: (kid), [key]
—v., kid•ded, kid•ding. Informal.

—v.t.
1. to talk or deal jokingly with; banter; jest with: She is always kidded about her accent.
2. to humbug or fool.

—v.i.
to speak or act deceptively in jest; jest.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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