kid

B2 · Upper Intermediate Countable noun

n. a young goat.

n. a juvenile goat; also refers to the leather made from its skin.

“The farmer watched the young kid follow its mother across the field.”

“The artisan used high-quality kid leather to craft the gloves, ensuring they were both soft and durable.”

B1 · Intermediate Informal

v. to say something that is not true as a joke.

v. to engage in playful teasing or to make a joke, often by pretending something false is true.

日本語:ふざける※

“I was only kidding when I said I was moving to another country.”

“He realized his colleagues were kidding him about the promotion only after he saw them struggling to hide their laughter.”

B2 · Upper Intermediate Informal

v. to try to make yourself believe something that is not true.

v. to deceive oneself or others, often used reflexively to describe self-delusion.

“You are kidding yourself if you think this project will be finished by tomorrow.”

“The management was kidding themselves by assuming the market would recover without any significant changes to their strategy.”

C2 · Proficiency Countable noun nautical Archaic · Technical

n. a small wooden tub used by sailors for their food.

n. a small wooden mess tub in which sailors received their rations.

“The sailor filled his kid with the daily ration of stew.”

“Historical accounts of life at sea often mention the communal kid from which the crew would share their humble meals.”