Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Kid \Kid\, n. [Of Scand. origin; cf. Icel. ki?, Dan. & Sw. kid;
akin to OHG. kizzi, G. kitz, kitzchen, kitzlein.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) A young goat.
The . . . leopard shall lie down with the kid. --Is.
xi. 6.
2. A young child or infant; hence, a simple person, easily
imposed on. [Slang] --Charles Reade.
3. A kind of leather made of the skin of the young goat, or
of the skin of rats, etc.
4. pl. Gloves made of kid. [Colloq. & Low]
5. A small wooden mess tub; -- a name given by sailors to one
in which they receive their food. --Cooper.
Kid \Kid\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Kidded}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Kidding}.]
To bring forth a young goat.
Kid \Kid\, n. [Cf. W. cidysen.]
A fagot; a bundle of heath and furze. [Prov. Eng.] --Wright.
Kid \Kid\, p. p.
of {Kythe}. [Obs.] --Gower. Chaucer.
Kid \Kid\, v. t.
See {Kiddy}, v. t. [Slang]
Kid \Kid\, n.
Among pugilists, thieves, etc., a youthful expert; -- chiefly
used attributively; as, kid Jones. [Cant]
Source : WordNet®
kid
v 1: tell false information to for fun; "Are you pulling my leg?"
[syn: {pull the leg of}]
2: be silly or tease one another; "After we relaxed, we just
kidded around" [syn: {chaff}, {jolly}, {josh}, {banter}]
[also: {kidding}, {kidded}]
kid
n 1: a young person of either sex; "she writes books for
children"; "they're just kids"; "`tiddler' is a British
term for youngsters" [syn: {child}, {youngster}, {minor},
{shaver}, {nipper}, {small fry}, {tiddler}, {tike}, {tyke},
{fry}, {nestling}]
2: soft smooth leather from the hide of a young goat; "kid
gloves" [syn: {kidskin}]
3: English dramatist (1558-1594) [syn: {Kyd}, {Thomas Kyd}, {Thomas
Kid}]
4: a human offspring (son or daughter) of any age; "they had
three children"; "they were able to send their kids to
college" [syn: {child}] [ant: {parent}]
5: young goat
[also: {kidding}, {kidded}]
Source : Free On-Line Dictionary of Computing
Kid
{Kernel} language for {Id}. A refinement of {P-TAC}, used as
an intermediate language for Id. {Lambda-calculus} with
first-class {let}-blocks and {I-structure}s.
["A Syntactic Approach to Program Transformations", Z. Ariola
et al, SIGPLAN Notices 26(9):116-129 (Sept 1991)].
(1996-07-22)