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kid

“kid” is a Danish word. Its meaning in English:

noun

  1. A young goat.

Etymology

From Old Danish kith, from Old Norse kið (“young goat”), from Proto-Germanic *kidją, *kittīną (“goatling, kid”), perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *gʰaydn-, *ǵʰaydn- (“goat”) or Proto-Indo-European *gidʰ- (“kid, goatling, little goat”). Compare Swedish and Norwegian Bokmål kid, English kid, German Kitz and Kitze, Albanian kedh and kec.

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