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kid

(kĭd)

a. A young goat.

b. One of the young of certain similar animals.

a. The flesh of a young goat.

b. Leather made from the skin of a young goat; kidskin.

c. An article made from this leather.

3.Informal

a. A child.

b. A young person.

4.Slang Pal. Used as a term of familiar address, especially for a young person:Hi, kid! What's up?

adj.

1. Made of the skin or with the meat of a young goat.

2.Informal Younger than oneself:my kid brother.

v.kid·ded,kid·ding,kids

v.tr.

1. To mock playfully; tease:They kidded me about my mismatched socks.

2. To deceive in fun; fool:I could only hope they were kidding me when they said my car had been stolen.

3. To deceive (oneself), especially by allowing one's desires to cloud one's judgment:You're kidding yourself if you think that plan will work.

v.intr.

1. To engage in teasing or good-humored fooling:You want that much for your old car? You must be kidding!

2. To bear young. Used of a goat or similar animal.

Idiom:

no kidding

1. Used to express surprise or disbelief.

2. Used to express scornful acknowledgment of the obvious.

[Middle Englishkide, from Old Norsekidh.]

kid′der n.

kid′ding·ly adv.

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kid

(kɪd)

1.the young of a goat or of a related animal, such as an antelope

2.soft smooth leather made from the hide of a kid

3.informal

a.a young person; child

b. (modifier) younger or being still a child:kid brother;kid sister.

4.our kiddialectLiverpool my younger brother or sister

vb,kids,kiddingorkidded

(of a goat) to give birth to (young)

[C12: of Scandinavian origin; compare Old Norsekith, Shetland Islandskidi lamb]

ˈkiddishnessn

ˈkidˌlikeadj

kid

(kɪd)

vb,kids,kiddingorkidded

1. (tr) to tease or deceive for fun

2. (intr) to behave or speak deceptively for fun

3. (tr) to delude or fool (oneself) into believing (something):don't kid yourself that no-one else knows.

[C19: probably from kid¹]

ˈkiddinglyadv

kid

(kɪd)

a small wooden tub

[C18: probably variant of kit¹ (in the sense: barrel)]

Kid

(kɪd)

(Biography) a variant spelling of (Thomas)Kyd

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

kid¹

(kɪd)

n.,v.kid•ded, kid•ding,
adj.n.

1.Informal.

a. a child or young person.

b. (used as a familiar form of address.)

2. a young goat.

3. leather made from the skin of a kid or goat, used esp. for shoes and gloves.

4. an article made from this leather.

v.t.

5. (of a goat) to give birth to (young).

adj.

6. made of kidskin.

7.Informal. younger: my kid sister.

[1150–1200; Middle Englishkide < Old Norsekith, akin to Old High German chizzī, kizzīn]

kid′dish,adj.

kid′dish•ness,n.

kid′like`,adj.

kid²

(kɪd)

v.kid•ded, kid•ding.Informal.v.t.

1. to talk or deal jokingly with; tease; jest with.

2. to fool; deceive; humbug.

v.i.

3. to speak or act deceptively in jest; jest.

[1805–15; orig. argot; of uncertain orig.]

kid′der,n.

kid′ding•ly,adv.

kid

Past participle:kidded
Gerund:kidding

Imperative
kid
kid

Present
I kid
you kid
he/she/it kids
we kid
you kid
they kid

Preterite
I kidded
you kidded
he/she/it kidded
we kidded
you kidded
they kidded

Present Continuous
I am kidding
you are kidding
he/she/it is kidding
we are kidding
you are kidding
they are kidding

Present Perfect
I have kidded
you have kidded
he/she/it has kidded
we have kidded
you have kidded
they have kidded

Past Continuous
I was kidding
you were kidding
he/she/it was kidding
we were kidding
you were kidding
they were kidding

Past Perfect
I had kidded
you had kidded
he/she/it had kidded
we had kidded
you had kidded
they had kidded

Future
I will kid
you will kid
he/she/it will kid
we will kid
you will kid
they will kid

Future Perfect
I will have kidded
you will have kidded
he/she/it will have kidded
we will have kidded
you will have kidded
they will have kidded

Future Continuous
I will be kidding
you will be kidding
he/she/it will be kidding
we will be kidding
you will be kidding
they will be kidding

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been kidding
you have been kidding
he/she/it has been kidding
we have been kidding
you have been kidding
they have been kidding

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been kidding
you will have been kidding
he/she/it will have been kidding
we will have been kidding
you will have been kidding
they will have been kidding

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been kidding
you had been kidding
he/she/it had been kidding
we had been kidding
you had been kidding
they had been kidding

Conditional
I would kid
you would kid
he/she/it would kid
we would kid
you would kid
they would kid

Past Conditional
I would have kidded
you would have kidded
he/she/it would have kidded
we would have kidded
you would have kidded
they would have kidded

Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011

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Noun	1.	kid - a young person of either sex; "she writes books for children"; "they're just kids"; "`tiddler' is a British term for youngster" child,minor,nipper,tiddler,youngster,tike,shaver,small fry,nestling,fry,tyke child's body - the body of a human child juvenile,juvenile person - a young person, not fully developed bairn - a child: son or daughter buster - a robust child changeling - a child secretly exchanged for another in infancy child prodigy,infant prodigy,wonder child - a prodigy whose talents are recognized at an early age; "Mozart was a child prodigy" foster child,foster-child,fosterling - a child who is raised by foster parents scamp,imp,monkey,rapscallion,rascal,scalawag,scallywag - one who is playfully mischievous kiddy - a young child orphan - a child who has lost both parents peanut - a young child who is small for his age poster child - a child afflicted by some disease or deformity whose picture is used on posters to raise money for charitable purposes; "she was the poster child for muscular dystrophy" kindergartener,kindergartner,preschooler - a child who attends a preschool or kindergarten silly - a word used for misbehaving children; "don't be a silly" sprog - a child bambino,toddler,yearling,tot - a young child urchin - poor and often mischievous city child street child,waif - a homeless child especially one forsaken or orphaned; "street children beg or steal in order to survive"
	2.	kid - soft smooth leather from the hide of a young goat; "kid gloves" kidskin leather - an animal skin made smooth and flexible by removing the hair and then tanning
	3.	Kid - English dramatist (1558-1594) Kyd,Thomas Kid,Thomas Kyd
	4.	kid - a human offspring (son or daughter) of any age; "they had three children"; "they were able to send their kids to college" child family unit,family - primary social group; parents and children; "he wanted to have a good job before starting a family" army brat - the child of a career officer of the United States Army babe,baby,infant - a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk; "the baby began to cry again"; "she held the baby in her arms"; "it sounds simple, but when you have your own baby it is all so different" female offspring - a child who is female male offspring,man-child - a child who is male offspring,progeny,issue - the immediate descendants of a person; "she was the mother of many offspring"; "he died without issue" stepchild - a child of your spouse by a former marriage
	5.	kid - young goat caprine animal,goat - any of numerous agile ruminants related to sheep but having a beard and straight horns
Verb	1.	kid - tell false information to for fun; "Are you pulling my leg?" pull the leg of cod,dupe,put one across,put one over,slang,take in,gull,befool,fool,put on - fool or hoax; "The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone"; "You can't fool me!"
	2.	kid - be silly or tease one another; "After we relaxed, we just kidded around" banter,chaff,jolly,josh bait,tantalise,tantalize,taunt,razz,twit,tease,cod,rag,rally,ride - harass with persistent criticism or carping; "The children teased the new teacher"; "Don't ride me so hard over my failure"; "His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a jacket and tie"

kid

noun

1.(Informal)child,girl,boy,baby,lad,teenager,youngster,infant,adolescent,juvenile,toddler,tot,lass,wean,little one,bairn,stripling,sprog(slang),munchkin(informal, chiefly U.S.),rug rat(U.S. & Canad. informal),littlie(Austral. informal),ankle-biter(Austral. slang)All the kids in my class could read.

adjective

1.(Informal)younger,little,babyMy kid sister woke up and started crying.

kid

verbtease,joke,trick,fool,pretend,mock,rag(Brit.),wind up(Brit. slang),ridicule,hoax,beguile,gull(archaic),delude,jest,bamboozle,hoodwink,cozenAre you sure you're not kidding me?I'm just kidding.

kid yourselffool yourself,delude yourself,deceive yourself,mislead yourself,con yourself(informal),bamboozle yourself,dupe yourself,hoax yourself,trick yourselfI could kid myself that you did this for me, but it would be a lie.

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

kid

noun

Informal. A young person between birth and puberty:

bud,child,innocent,juvenile,moppet,tot,youngster.

Scots:bairn.

verb

Informal. To tease or mock good-humoredly:

banter,chaff,joke,josh.

Informal:rib,ride.

Slang:jive,rag,razz.

Translations

جَديجِلْد الجَديصَبي صَغيرطِفْلٌ يُـمَازِجُ

děckodělat si legracikůzle

barndrillekidkid-lave sjov

Kind Kitz Knirps scherzen veräppeln

κατσικάκι κατσίκι παιδί πειράζω

chivo cabrito chaval bromear crío

lapsipilailla

gosse gamin bambin chevreau enfant

גדי

dijetešaliti se

krakkibarngera aî gamni sínu; leika ákiîlingaskinn; hanskaskinnkiîlingur

scherzare bambino capretto imbrogliare senza scherzi!

ヤギが子を産む子供

놀리다아이

bērnsjaunākais brāliskazlēnskid brotherķircināt

grappen maken kind

unge yngre geitekilling geiteskinn narre

dziecko stroić sobie żarty

brincar criança

козлёнок лайка малыш разыгрывать шевро

deckokozin akozľarobiť si žartyz kozin y

mladičotrokšaliti sevleči za nos

skojaunge

เด็กล้อเล่น

çocuk şaka yapmakgırgır geçmekoğlakoğlak derisinden yapılan kösele

đùađứa trẻ

小孩小山羊小山羊皮小羊山皮制的开玩笑

kid

[kɪd]

A.N

1. (Zool) (=goat) →cabritom,chivom; (=skin) →cabritillaf

2. (=child) →chiquillo/am/f, crío/am/f, chaval/am/f (Sp), cabro/am/f (Chile), chamaco/am/f (CAm, Mex), escuincle/am/f (Mex) , pibe/am/f (S. Cone)
when I was a kid →cuando yo era uncrío →cuando yo erapequeñoor (LAm) chico
that's kid's stuff (=childish) →eso es deor paraniños; (=easy) →eso es unjuego de niños

B.VT

1. (=deceive) →engañar
who do you think you're kidding? →¿a quién tecrees que estásengañando?
don't kid yourself →no teengañes
I kid you not (hum) →no teengaño

2. (=tease)to kid sbabout sth →tomar el pelo a algn por algo

3. (=pretend to)to kid sb that →hacer creer a algn que

C.VI →bromear
I'm only kidding →lodigo en broma
"they're mother and daughter" - "no kidding?" →-sonmadre ehija -¿enserio?or -¡no medigas!
really! no kidding! →¡enserio!, ¡deverdad!

D.CPDkid brotherN →hermanommenororpequeñoor (LAm) chico
kid glovesNPL →guantesmpl decabritilla
to handle sth/sb with kid gloves →tratar algo/a algn conguante blanco
kid sisterN →hermanafmenororpequeñaor (LAm) chica

kid along =kid on

kid onVT + ADVhe's kidding you on →te estátomando elpelo

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

kid

[ˈkɪd]

(=child) →gamin(e)m/f
when I was a kid →lorsque j'étaisgamin, lorsque j'étaisenfant

(=youth) →jeunem/f

(=animal, leather) →chevreaum

→plaisanter,blaguer
I'm not kidding, I really did see a UFO →Je neblague pasor je neplaisante pas, j'aivraiment vu unOVNI.
I'm just kidding →Jeplaisante.
you're kidding! →tuplaisantes!
no kidding? (=really) →sansblague?
you've got to be kidding! →vous neparlez passérieusement!
who is she trying to kid?, who's she kidding? →elle n'espère tout demême pas qu'on va lacroire!kid brothern →petit frèrem

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

kid

(= young goat) →Kitznt, →Zickleinnt (liter)

(= leather) →Ziegen-orGlacéledernt

(inf:= child) →Kindnt;when I was akid →als ichklein war;to get thekids to bed →dieKleinen ins Bett bringen;it’skid’s stuff(= for children) →das ist was fürkleine Kinder(inf);(= easy) →das ist doch einKinderspiel;to be like akid in a candy store (US) →sich wie einverwöhntes Kind aufführen

(inf)(= man) →Jungem, →Burschem (inf);(= woman) →Kleinef (inf);listenkid, I didn’t mean it →nunhör mir malgut zu, ich habs dochnicht sogemeint;listenkid, you keep out of this →hör malKleiner, duhältst dichhier raus(inf);come onkids! →los Jungs!(inf);she’s somekid →die istnicht ohne(inf);(= clever) →die istganz schön clever(inf);he’s done it already? somekid! →was, er hat das schongemacht?tolle Leistung(inf)

adj attr

(inf:= younger)kid brother →kleiner Bruder,Brüderchennt;kid sister →kleine Schwester,Schwesterchennt

(= of goat leather)boots →ausGlacéleder

vt (inf)tokid somebody (on)(= tease) →jdn aufziehen(inf);(= deceive) →jdm etw vormachen,jdn an derNase rumführen(inf);you can’tkid me →mir kannst du doch nichtsvormachen;you’rekidding (Brit),you’rekidding me (US) →dumachst Witze, oder?(inf);don’tkid yourself! →machen Sie sich doch nichts vor!;Ikid you not →das ist meinErnst,ganz ehrlich(inf);who is she trying tokid?, who is shekidding? →wem will sie wasweismachen?

vi (inf) →Jux machen(inf);nokidding →im Ernst,ehrlich(inf);you’ve got toor you must bekidding! →das ist doch wohlnicht dein Ernst!

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

kid

[kɪd]

1.n

a. (fam) (child) →bambino/a; (teenager) →ragazzo/a; (son, daughter) →figlio/a

b. (goat, leather) →capretto

2.vt (fam)to kid sb (on) that ... →dar dabere a qn che...
to kid sb about sth →prendere in giro qn per qc
don't kid yourself! →non illuderti!

3.vi (fam) (alsokid on) →scherzare
I'm only kidding →sto soloscherzando
no kidding! →sulserio!

4.adj

a. (fam) (brother, sister) →più giovane

b. (gloves, leather) →dicapretto

kid¹

(kid) noun

1. a popular word for a child or teenager.They've got three kids now, two boys and a girl;More than a hundred kids went to the disco last night;(also adjective) his kid brother (= younger brother). kind صَبي صَغير хлапе criança děcko, mrně; mládež; mladší das Kind; kleinerer barn; unge; ungt menneske; yngreπαιδίniño,crío,chaval laps بچه؛ جوانک lapsienfantילד,נער, נערה बच्चा dijete srác anak krakkibambino 子供 어린이 vaikas jaunākais brālis budakkind, jong mensunge; ungdom, yngredzieciak تنكې ځوانmiúdo copilребёнок decko; mladší otrok dete barn, unge, grabb, tjej; lille[bror], lilla[syster] เด็กçocuk 小孩 дитина, малюк بچہ trẻ em小孩

2. a young goat. boklam جَدي яре cabrito kůzle das Zicklein kidκατσικάκιcabrito,chivo kitsetall بزغاله kilichevreau,chevretteגדי बकरी का बच्चा kozlić, jare gödölye anak kambing kiðlingurcapretto 子やぎ 염소 새끼 ožkiukas kazlēns anak kambinggeitjegeitekillingkoźlę وزګوړې cabrito iedкозлёнок kozľa kozlič jare killing, kid ลูกแพะoğlak 小山羊 козеня; цапеня بکری کا بچہ dê con小山羊

3. (also adjective) (of) the leather made from its skin.slippers made of kid;kid gloves. bokvel جِلْد الجَدي ярешко couro kozinka; z kozinky das Ziegenleder; Ziegenleder- kid- που είναι από δέρμα κατσικιούcabritilla kitsenahk چرم بزغاله kilinnahka- de chevreau עוֹר גְדִי मेमने का चमड़ा जो दस्ताने और जूते बनाने के काम आता है jareća koža kecskebőr kulit kambing kiðlingaskinn; hanskaskinn di pelle di capretto* 子やぎの皮 (の) 염소 새끼 가죽 ožkos oda smalkāda; smalkādas- kulit anak kambinggeitenleergeiteskinn koźla skórka, z koźlęcej skórki د وزګوړ څرمن يا پوستكې couro din şevro/piele de ied лайковый kozin(k)a; z kozin(k)y iz kozličevine jareća koža getskinn หนังลูกแพะ oğlak derisinden yapılan kösele 小羊山皮製的 лайка بکری کے بچے کی کھال سے بنی چیز da dê non 小山羊皮，小羊山皮制的

kid²

(kid) –past tense, past participleˈkidded – verb

to deceive or tease,especially harmlessly.We were kidding him about the girl who keeps ringing him up;He kidded his wife into thinking he'd forgotten her birthday;He didn't mean that – he was only kidding! gekskeer يَمْزَح، يَسْخَر мамя, шегувам се brincar žertovat, dělat si legraci foppen. aufziehen drille πειράζω αθώα,κοροϊδεύω, κάνω πλάκαbromear,tomar el pelo, hacer creer narritama دست انداختن؛ شوخی کردن narrataplaisanter,faire marcher “לַעֲבוֹד” עַל- परेशान करना, धोखा देना, मजाक करना šaliti se ugrat menggoda gera að gamni sínu; leika á prendere in giro* からかう 놀리다, 농담하다 šaipytis iš, juoktis iš, apgaudinėti mānīt; ķircināt bergurauplagen,wijsmakennabierać,żartować ټوكي ټكالي كول د يو كس د خوشحالتيا د پاره brincar a spune minciuni nevinovate, a glumiразыгрывать;дразнить robiť si žarty zafrkavati (se) šegačiti พูดเล่นşaka yapmak, gırgır geçmek 哄騙 дурити, морочити بیوقوف بنانا lừa gạt哄骗

kid

→طِفْلٌ,يُـمَازِجُ děcko, dělat si legraci barn, lave sjovKind,scherzenπαιδί,πειράζωbromear,chaval,chiquillo lapsi, pilaillafaire une blague,gosse dijete, šaliti sebambino,scherzare ヤギが子を産む, 子供 놀리다, 아이grappen maken,kindnarre,ungedziecko,stroić sobie żartybrincar,criançaмалыш,разыгрывать skoja, unge เด็ก, ล้อเล่นçocuk,şaka yapmak đùa, đứa trẻ小孩,开玩笑

kid

n. [child] niño, niña, chiquillo, chiquilla.

kid

n (fam) niño -ñamf

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