Synonyms for kidders


Grammar : Noun
Spell : kid
Phonetic Transcription : kɪd

Top 10 synonyms for kidders Other synonyms for the word kidders

Définition of kidders

Origin :
  • c.1200, "the young of a goat," from a Scandinavian source (cf. Old Norse kið "young goat"), from Proto-Germanic *kiðjom (cf. Old High German kizzi, German kitze, Danish and Swedish kid). Extended meaning of "child" first recorded as slang 1590s, established in informal usage by 1840s. Applied to skillful young thieves and pugilists since at least 1812. Kid stuff "something easy" is from 1913 (The phrase was in use about that time in reference to vaudeville acts or advertisements featuring children, and to children-oriented features in newspapers). Kid glove "a glove made of kidskin leather" is from 1680s; sense of "characterized by wearing kid gloves," therefore "dainty, delicate" is from 1856.
  • As in joker : noun person who kids, teases
  • As in wag : noun person who is very funny
  • As in jokester : noun joker
  • As in quipster : noun joker
Example sentences :
  • "A couple of kidders like you and Mr. Maikafer ain't got no regards for nobody," he said.
  • Extract from : « The Competitive Nephew » by Montague Glass
  • The sun was getting brighter and it made Jolly & Kidders van look all shiny on account of the bright paint on it.
  • Extract from : « Roy Blakeley's Motor Caravan » by Percy Keese Fitzhugh
  • In his pranks he was aided by the group of young poker-playing, cigarette-smoking fellows known as the “Kidders.”
  • Extract from : « Philo Gubb Correspondence-School Detective » by Ellis Parker Butler
  • The room was the club-room of the Kidders, where they gathered night after night to play cards and drink illicit whiskey.
  • Extract from : « Philo Gubb Correspondence-School Detective » by Ellis Parker Butler
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