1
- informal a child or young person〈非正式〉小孩, 年轻人。
1.1
- used as an informal form of address［用作非正式称谓］：
we'll be seeing ya, kid!
我们会来看你的, 小鬼！
2
- a young goat小山羊。
2.1
- mass noun leather made from a young goat's skin小山羊皮：
as modifier white kid gloves.白色小山羊皮手套。
kidded, kidding
no obj.(of a goat) give birth（山羊）产羔。
短语
handle（或treat）someone or something with kid gloves
- deal with someone or something very carefully or tactfully审慎周到（或机智巧妙）地待人处事。
kids' stuff
- informal a thing regarded as childishly simple or naive〈非正式〉幼稚的事物; 极简单的事物; 无知的事物：
all this was kids' stuff though compared to the directing.
可是同导演相比, 这一切都显得很幼稚。
our kid
- Bri. informal one's younger brother or sister (often used as a form of address)〈英, 非正式〉小弟弟, 小妹妹（常用作称谓）：
come here, our kid.
小弟弟, 过来。
词源
Middle English (in sense 2)： from Old Norse kith, of Germanic origin; related to German Kitze.
1
kidded, kidding
with obj. informal deceive (someone) in a playful or teasing way〈非正式〉戏弄; 开玩笑：you're kidding me!
你在跟我开玩笑！
no obj. we were just kidding around.我们只是到处戏弄人。
1.1
- with obj. and clause deceive or fool (someone)欺骗, 愚弄：
he likes to kid everyone he's the big macho tough guy
他喜欢欺骗大家说他就是那个大块头硬汉
they kid themselves that it's still the same.
他们欺骗自己说这仍然是一样的。
1.2
- no obj.
kid around
behave in a silly way胡闹; 出洋相。
短语
no kidding
- used to emphasize the truth of a statement（用以强调陈述的真实性）不开玩笑; 说真的：
no kidding, she's gone.
说真的, 她走了。
派生词
kidder
nounkiddingly
adverb词源
early 19th cent.: perhaps from KID1, expressing the notion 'make a child or goat of'.