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First published 1960 (SND Vol. V).
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KID, n.¹ Also kidi (Jak.), kiddo, -y (Marw.), kiddie. Terms of endearment or call words for a sheep or lamb, esp. a motherless or pet-lamb (Sh. 1908 Jak. (1928); Ork. 1929 Marw.; I.Sc. 1960). Cf. Caddie, n.², q.v. [′kɪd(i, -o)]Sh. 1912 Old-Lore Misc. V. ii. 52:
A lamb again is supposed to come to the words, “kiddie! kiddie!”