kid - What does it mean?

Noun

(en-noun)

A young goat.

* 1719 , (Daniel Defoe), ,

I went, indeed, intending to kill a kid' out of my own flock; and bring it home and dress it; but as I was going I saw a she-goat lying down in the shade, and two young ' kids sitting by her.

Of a goat, the state of being pregnant: in kid .

Kidskin.

* 1912 , (Jean Webster), ,

I have three pairs of kid' gloves. I've had '''kid''' mittens before from the Christmas tree, but never real ' kid gloves with five fingers.

(uncountable) The meat of a young goat.

* 1819 , (Walter Scott), , Chapter 5,

So saying, he gathered together, and brought to a flame, the decaying brands which lay scattered on the ample hearth; took from the larger board a mess of pottage and seethed kid , placed it upon the small table at which he had himself supped, and, without waiting the Jew's thanks, went to the other side of the hall; .

A young antelope.

(colloquial) A child or young person.

* {{quote-book|year=1963|author=(Margery Allingham)|title=(The China Governess)

|chapter=15 citation |passage=‘No,’ said Luke, grinning at her. ‘You're not dull enough! […] What about the kid' s clothes? I don't suppose they were anything to write home about, but didn't you keep anything? A bootee or a bit of embroidery or anything at all?’}}

* 2007 July 5, (Barack Obama), ,

Our kids' are why all of you are in this room today. Our '''kids''' are why you wake up wondering how you'll make a difference and go to bed thinking about tomorrow's lesson plan. Our ' kids are why you walk into that classroom every day even when you're not getting the support, or the pay, or the respect that you deserve - because you believe that every child should have a chance to succeed; that every child can be taught.

(colloquial) An inexperienced person or one in a junior position.

* 2007 June 3, (Eben Moglen), speech, ,

I remember as a kid lawyer working at IBM in the summer of 1983, when a large insurance company in Hartford, Connecticut, for the first time asked to buy 12000 IBM PCs in a single order.

(nautical) A small wooden mess tub in which sailors received their food.

(Cooper)

Noun

(en-noun)

A fagot; a bundle of heath and furze.

(Wright)