1 kid
Pronounced:
/ˈkɪd/
Function:
nounInflected forms:
plural kidsMeaning:
1 [count] informal a : a son or daughter : child ▪ She has to leave early and pick up her kids at school. ▪ He has a wife and two kids. b : a young person ▪ I loved to play hopscotch when I was a kid. [=child] ▪ I wish I could do something to help that poor kid. ▪ I know he seems very mature, but he's really still just a kid. [=he's still very young] ▪ a bunch of college kids [=young people who are attending college] —sometimes used as a form of address ▪ Hey, kid! ▪ You'd better listen to me, kid, because I'm not going to say this twice.
2 a [count] : a young goat b [noncount] : a soft leather made from the skin of a young goat ▪ gloves made of kid ▪ kid leather
2 a [count] : a young goat b [noncount] : a soft leather made from the skin of a young goat ▪ gloves made of kid ▪ kid leather
new kid on the block
: someone who has recently joined a particular group ▪ I was the new kid on the block, having just been hired the week before.
—see also kid gloves