Kid vs Aid - What's the difference?
kid | aid |
A young goat.
* 1719 , (Daniel Defoe), ,
Of a goat, the state of being pregnant: in kid .
Kidskin.
* 1912 , (Jean Webster), ,
(uncountable) The meat of a young goat.
* 1819 , (Walter Scott), , Chapter 5,
A young antelope.
(colloquial) A child or young person.
* {{quote-book, year=1963, author=(Margery Allingham), title=(The China Governess)
, chapter=15 * 2007 July 5, (Barack Obama), ,
(colloquial) An inexperienced person or one in a junior position.
* 2007 June 3, (Eben Moglen), speech, ,
(nautical) A small wooden mess tub in which sailors received their food.
(colloquial) To make a fool of (someone).
(colloquial) To make a joke with (someone).
Of a goat, to give birth to kids.
(colloquial) To joke.
Help; assistance; succor, relief.
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*(Henry Hallam) (1777-1859)
*:An unconstitutional mode of obtaining aid .
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*:“[…] it is not fair of you to bring against mankind double weapons ! Dangerous enough you are as woman alone, without bringing to your aid those gifts of mind suited to problems which men have been accustomed to arrogate to themselves.”
A helper; an assistant.
*(w) viii. 6
*:It is not good that man should be alone; let us make unto him an aid like unto himself.
Something which helps; a material source of help.
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, magazine=(American Scientist), title= (lb) An historical subsidy granted to the crown by Parliament for an extraordinary purpose, such as a war effort.
(lb) An exchequer loan.
(lb) A pecuniary tribute paid by a vassal to his feudal lord on special occasions.
An aide-de-camp, so called by abbreviation.
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To (give) support (to); to further the progress of; to help; to assist.
* Shakespeare
* {{quote-news, year=2012
, date=May 24
, author=Nathan Rabin
, title=Film: Reviews: Men In Black 3
, work=The Onion AV Club
As a noun kid
is a young goat or kid can be a fagot; a bundle of heath and furze.As a verb kid
is (colloquial) to make a fool of (someone).As a proper noun aid is
.kid
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) kide, from (etyl) .Noun
(en noun)- I went, indeed, intending to kill a kid' out of my own flock; and bring it home and dress it; but as I was going I saw a she-goat lying down in the shade, and two young ' kids sitting by her.
- I have three pairs of kid' gloves. I've had '''kid''' mittens before from the Christmas tree, but never real ' kid gloves with five fingers.
- So saying, he gathered together, and brought to a flame, the decaying brands which lay scattered on the ample hearth; took from the larger board a mess of pottage and seethed kid , placed it upon the small table at which he had himself supped, and, without waiting the Jew's thanks, went to the other side of the hall; .
citation, passage=‘No,’ said Luke, grinning at her. ‘You're not dull enough! […] What about the kid' s clothes? I don't suppose they were anything to write home about, but didn't you keep anything? A bootee or a bit of embroidery or anything at all?’}}
- Our kids' are why all of you are in this room today. Our '''kids''' are why you wake up wondering how you'll make a difference and go to bed thinking about tomorrow's lesson plan. Our ' kids are why you walk into that classroom every day even when you're not getting the support, or the pay, or the respect that you deserve - because you believe that every child should have a chance to succeed; that every child can be taught.
- I remember as a kid lawyer working at IBM in the summer of 1983, when a large insurance company in Hartford, Connecticut, for the first time asked to buy 12000 IBM PCs in a single order.
- (Cooper)
Synonyms
* (kidskin) kid leather * (meat of a young goat) cabrito * see alsoDerived terms
* handle with kid gloves * kiddy * kidly * kidskin * kidult * quiz kid * whiz kidVerb
(kidd)- You're kidding !
- Only kidding
See also
* suedeEtymology 2
Compare (etyl) cidysen.Anagrams
* ----aid
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) aide, from (etyl) . Cognate include Spanish ayuda, Portuguese ajuda and Italian aiutoNoun
(en noun)The Evolution of Eyeglasses, passage=The ability of a segment of a glass sphere to magnify whatever is placed before it was known around the year 1000, when the spherical segment was called a reading stone
Derived terms
* aid climbing * aidful * aidless * aidman * first aid * hearing aidEtymology 2
From (etyl) aidier (modern aider), from (etyl) adiuto'', frequentative of ''adiuvo "to assist".Verb
(en verb)- You speedy helpers Appear and aid me in this enterprise.
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