kid

I

(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

n. kidling; kidskin; informal, child, youth. —v., slang, tease, make fun of; deceive, fool. See deception.

II

(Roget's IV) n.

1. [The young of certain animals]

Syn. billikin, nannikin, lamb, lambkin, fawn, calf, weanling; see also animal 2 , goat , leather .

2. [*A child or young person]

Syn. youngster, teenager, tot; see boy , child , girl 1 , youth 3 .

v.

Syn. tease, pretend, fool, rib*; see joke , ridicule .

III

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus)

I

n.

child, juvenile, adolescent, youth, teenager, boy, girl, youngster, tot, lad, lass.

II

v.

tease, fool, *pull one's leg, *put on, make fun of, *josh, play a joke on, make sport of, *rib.

IV

(Roget's Thesaurus II) I noun Informal. A young person between birth and puberty: bud1, child, innocent, juvenile, moppet, tot1, youngster. Scots: bairn. See KIN, YOUTH. II verb Informal. To tease or mock good-humoredly: banter, chaff, joke, josh. Informal: rib, ride. Slang: jive, rag2, razz. See LAUGHTER.