kid 1 S1 W2 / kɪd / 名词 #

1 [可数名词] informal a child :

She’d always loved animals since she was a little kid .

He’s married with three kids.

A neighbor volunteered to keep an eye on the kids (= their children or the children they are responsible for ) .

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Kid is informal. For formal or written styles use child :

Research suggests that children from abusive families are likely to repeat violent behaviour.

2 [可数名词] informal a young person :

college kids

3 [可数名词，通常单数] used by adults to address a person who is younger than them :

Hey kid, come here.

4 kid’s stuff ( also kid stuff American English ) something that is too easy or boring :

Pokémon? Oh boy, that is kid stuff!

5

a) [可数名词] a young goat

b) [不可数名词] very soft leather made from the skin of a young goat :

a pair of white kid boots

6 kid gloves a way of treating someone kindly and carefully because they easily become upset

treat/handle somebody with kid gloves

I want you to treat Hayley with kid gloves today. She’s still upset about her father.

THESAURUS

child someone who is not yet an adult. You don’t usually use child to talk about babies or teenagers : Many children are scared of the dark. | He’s just a child.

kid informal a child. Kid is the usual word to use in everyday spoken English : We left the kids in the car.

little boy/little girl a young male or female child : I lived there when I was a little girl. | Little boys love dinosaurs.

teenager someone between the ages of 13 and 19 : There’s not much for teenagers to do around here.

adolescent a young person who is developing into an adult – used especially when talking about the problems these people have : He changed from a cheerful child to a confused adolescent.

youth especially disapproving a teenage boy – especially one who is violent and commits crimes : He was attacked by a gang of youths. | a youth court

youngster a child or young person – used especially by old people : You youngsters have got your whole life ahead of you. | He’s a bright youngster with a good sense of humour.

minor law someone who is not yet legally an adult : It is illegal to sell alcohol to a minor.

kid 2 S2 verb ( past tense and past participle kidded , present participle kidding ) informal #

1 [不及物和及物动词] to say something that is not true, especially as a joke SYN joke just/only kidding Don’t get mad – I was only kidding. 2 [及物动词] to make jokes or say funny things about someone in a friendly way SYN tease kid somebody about something We were kidding Mom about being a grandmother. kid somebody (that) My friends kidded me that my gear would fill the car. 3 no kidding?/are you kidding?/you’re kidding spoken used when you are so surprised by what someone has told you that you do not completely believe them :
Carlotta’s 39? No kidding? 4 no kidding spoken a) used to say that you understand and agree with what someone has just said :
‘That girl has some major problems.’ ‘Yeah, no kidding.’ b) used to emphasize a threat or that you are telling the truth :
If you break that thing, you’ll be grounded for a week – no kidding. And then he saw us and – no kidding – he asked us if we wanted a ride. 5 [及物动词] to let yourself believe something that is untrue or unlikely kid yourself (that) Don’t kid yourself he’ll ever change. We thought we could change the world. Just who were we trying to kid ? 6 I kid you not spoken used to emphasize that you are telling the truth

— kidding noun [不可数名词]

kid around phrasal verb to behave in a silly way :
Stop kidding around and listen.

kid 3 adjective #

kid sister/brother especially American English informal your kid sister or brother is younger than you are SYN little sister/brother British English