kidding

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English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɪdɪŋ/
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  • Rhymes: -ɪdɪŋ

Verb

kidding

  1. present participle and gerund of kid

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Noun

kidding (plural kiddings)

  1. The action of the verb kid.
  2. (agriculture) The act of a goat giving birth.
    • 2006, Robert S. Youngquist, Walter R. Threlfall, Current Therapy in Large Animal Theriogenology:
      Attended kiddings allow owners to remove the kids from their dams prior to suckling and ingestion of colostrum.

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