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.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |