kid (kĭd)
n.

1. 1. A young goat.
   2. The young of a similar animal, such as an antelope.
2. 1. The flesh of a young goat.
   2. Leather made from the skin of a young goat; kidskin.
   3. An article made from this leather.
3. Informal.
   1. A child.
   2. 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 kid.
2. Informal. Younger than oneself: my kid brother.

v., kid·ded, kid·ding, kids.

v.tr. Informal

1. To mock playfully; tease. See synonyms at banter.
2. To deceive in fun; fool.

v.intr.

1. Informal. To engage in teasing or good-humored fooling.
2. To bear young. Used of a goat or an antelope.

idiom:

no kidding

1. Used to express disbelief.
2. Used to express scornful acknowledgment of the obvious.

[Middle English kide, from Old Norse kidh.]

kidder kid'der n.
kiddingly kid'ding·ly adv.

---

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2007, 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2009. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.

---