kid
意味一覧 (2件)
子供
解説 Definition
「子供」をくだけて言う日常語。自分の子にも、近所・学校・公園などにいる子たちにも使え、親しみや軽さが出る。child より口語的で、公式文書では避けるのが自然。
Kid means a child. It is a very common informal word used in everyday English. It can also mean a young person in a general way, but it is less formal than child.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
kid は会話の中でぱっと出る「子供」。She has two kids. なら「彼女には子供が2人いる」という家庭の話、The kids are outside. なら遊んでいる子たちを指す感じ。little kids、school kids のように年齢や場面を添えやすい。もとは「子ヤギ」の意味もあり、小さく若い存在を指す語が人間の子にも広がったと考えると覚えやすい。
Think of `kid` as the casual spoken version of `child`. It is very common in everyday phrases like `little kids`, `school kids`, and `kids these days`. Keep the contrast clear: `kid` is informal, while `child` or `children` is safer in formal writing.
例文
The kids are playing in the park.
子供たちは公園で遊んでいます。
She has two kids.
彼女には子供が2人います。
からかう
(意味 2)解説 Definition
動詞では、相手を本気で責めずに冗談としてからかうこと。I'm kidding. / Just kidding. の形で「冗談だよ」と発言を軽く戻す場面が特に多い。近しい関係向きだが、言い方次第で失礼にもなる。
As a verb, “kid” means to tease someone or say something as a joke, not because you are seriously criticizing them. It is very common in phrases like “I’m kidding” or “Just kidding,” which soften or take back what was just said. It is usually used with people you know well, but it can sound rude if the tone or situation is wrong.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
kid を動詞で見たら、「相手を子供扱いする」よりも「ふざけて本気ではないことを言う」と捉えると自然。Are you kidding? は驚きや不信を込めて「冗談でしょ？」、I was only kidding. は相手が真に受けた後の「からかっただけ」。tease より一回の冗談を軽く示しやすく、joke より相手に向けた茶化しの感じが出る。
When you see “kid” as a verb, think of saying something playfully, not of treating someone like a child. “Are you kidding?” often shows surprise or disbelief, like “Is that really true?” “I was only kidding” is useful when someone took your joke seriously. Compared with “tease,” “kid” often feels like one light joke, and compared with “joke,” it more clearly points the humor at another person.
例文
I was only kidding when I said your cooking was dangerous.
君の料理が危険だなんて、からかっただけだよ。
Are you kidding me, or did you really win the contest?
からかってるの、それとも本当にコンテストで優勝したの？
She likes to kid her brother about his terrible singing voice.
彼女は弟のひどい歌声をよくからかう。
kid の語源・成り立ち Etymology
中英語 kide は「子ヤギ」を意味する古ノルド語 kið に由来する。17世紀頃からスラングとして「子供」の意味で使われ始め、現在では日常語として定着した。関連語に kidnap（子供をさらう→誘拐する）がある。ヤギの子が元の意味という意外な語源を持つ。
"Kid" originally meant a young goat. It came into Middle English from Old Norse "kið." In the 17th century, it began to be used informally for a child, and that slang meaning later became very common. The older animal sense still survives beside the human one.
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