kid

1 /kId/ noun

1 (C) informal a child: the kids (=children that you are responsible for): I'm taking the kids to the zoo today.

-see child

2 (C) informal a young person: college kids

3 (C) informal a son or daughter

4 kid's stuff brE

/kid stuff AmE something that is very easy or boring

5 (C, U) a young goat, or the leather made from its skin

6 treat/handle someone with kid gloves to treat someone very carefully because they easily become upset

2 verb kidded, kidding informal

1 (I, T) to say something that is not true, especially as a joke: just/only kidding spoken: Don't get mad, I was only kidding. | you're kidding (me) spoken: You won $5000? You're kidding!

2 (T) to make yourself believe something untrue or unlikely: not kid yourself (that): Don't kid yourself he'll ever change.

3 no kidding

a) spoken used when you do not completely believe someone, or are surprised by what they say: Carlotta's 39? No kidding?

b) used to warn someone that you mean what you say

4 I kid you not spoken used to emphasize that you are telling the truth

- kidder noun (C): AmE kid around phrasal verb (I) to behave in a silly way: Stop kidding around and listen to me. - kidding noun (U) 3 adjective informal especially AmE kid sister/brother your kid sister or brother is younger than you are