1) kid. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth
Edition. 2000.
...an antelope. 2a. The flesh of a young goat. b. Leather made from the skin of a young goat; kidskin. c. An article made from this leather. 3. Informal a. A child....
2) kid. Roget s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995.
...Slang : jive, rag2, razz. See LAUGHTER....
3) kid glove. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language:
Fourth Edition. 2000.
...A glove made of fine, soft leather, especially kidskin. with kid gloves Tactfully and cautiously: had to handle the temperamental artist with kid gloves....
4) Billy the Kid. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Billy the Kid, 1859-81, American outlaw, b. New York City. His real name was probably Henry McCarty; he was known as William H. Bonney. His family moved to Kansas...
5) Kid (A). Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898
...A faggot or bundle of firewood. To kid is to bind up faggots. In the parish register of Kneelsal church there is the following item: "Leading kids to church, 2s....
6) kid. The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. 1993
...and Informal word for a child, a youth, or even a young adult, as in He s just a kid, not over ten [or twenty, or perhaps even thirty]. According to one commentator,...
7) whiz kid. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth
Edition. 2000.
...intelligent, innovatively clever, or precociously successful. Alteration of Quiz Kid, a panelist on an early game show....
8) Kid, Thomas. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Kid, Thomas, see Kyd, Thomas....
9) Kid (A). Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898
...as in calm, half, golf, etc. At one time fault was prononnced fau t. 1 "'Are these your own kids?' I inquired presently. 'Yes, two of them: I have six, you know.'"H....
10) Kid, Thomas. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language:
Fourth Edition. 2000.
...See Thomas Kyd....
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