kid

¹kid

noun \ˈkid\

Definition of KID

1

a : a young goat b : a young individual of various animals related to the goat

2

a : the flesh, fur, or skin of a kid b : something made of kid

3

: a young person; especially : child —often used as a generalized reference to one especially younger or less experienced <the kid on the pro golf tour> <poor kid>

— kid·dish \ˈki-dish\ adjective

Examples of KID

1. She has to leave early and pick up her kids at school.
2. He has a wife and two kids.
3. I wish I could do something to help that poor kid.

Origin of KID

Middle English kide, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse kith kid

First Known Use: 13th century

Related to KID

Synonyms: bairn [chiefly Scottish], bambino, bud, chap [Southern & Midland], chick, cub, juvenile, child, kiddie (also kiddy), kiddo, moppet, sprat, sprout, squirt, whelp, youngling, youngster, youth

Antonyms: adult, grown-up

Related Words: adolescent, minor; kindergartner (also kindergartener), preschooler, rug rat [slang], schoolboy, schoolchild, schoolgirl, schoolkid; babe, baby, bantling, infant, neonate, nestling, newborn, toddler, tot, tyke (also tike), weanling; brat, devil, hellion, imp, jackanapes, mischief, monkey, rapscallion, rascal, rogue, urchin, whippersnapper; cherub; preteen, preteen-ager, subteen, teen, teenager, teener, teenybopper, tween; lad, nipper, shaver, stripling, tad; bobby-soxer, hoyden, tomboy

Near Antonyms: middle-ager; ancient, elder, golden-ager, oldster, old-timer, senior, senior citizen

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Other Animal Husbandry Terms

apiary, bantam, calico, girth, hogwash, mast, rut

Rhymes with KID

bid, fid, gid, grid, hid, id, Kidd, lid, mid, quid, rid, skid, squid, SQUID, whid