Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗verb
To kid; to hoax or tease.
noun
A small kid (young goat). · Alternative spelling of kiddie (“a child”). · A man, a fellow; a person. · A low thief.
adj
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryChildish.
From kid + -y.
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