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kidskin

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The skin or hide of a kid, i.e., a young goat.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Examples

  • Near-synonym: goatskin

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: goatskin

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: skin, hide

2

noun

Meaning 2

The leather made from such skins.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: kid leather

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: leather, skin, hide

3

noun

Meaning 3

soft smooth leather from the hide of a young goat

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • kid gloves

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: kid

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: leather

History

Etymology

From kid + skin.

Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: ուլենի (uleni) — type of leather
  • Bulgarian: шевро (ševro) — type of leather
  • Catalan: cabritilla — type of leather
  • German: Chevreauleder — type of leather
  • Greek: σεβρό (sevró) — type of leather
  • Irish: meannleathar — type of leather
  • Italian: pelle di capretto — type of leather
  • Macedonian: ја́решка ко́жа (járeška kóža) — type of leather
  • Macedonian: ше́вро (šévro) — type of leather
  • Maltese: ġild il-gidi — type of leather
  • Portuguese: pelica — type of leather
  • Russian: ла́йка (lájka) — type of leather
  • Russian: шевро́ (ševró) — type of leather