(sports) A youth responsible for getting the balls from off the area of play to the players.

simple past tense and past participle of kid on the square

present participle of kid on the square

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of kid-glove

present participle of kid-glove

simple past tense and past participle of kid-glove

(idiomatic) To treat something very delicately or carefully.

(speech act, idiomatic) Used to attempt to make a serious point in a jocular conversation.

(informal, idiomatic) Someone or something new to an existing community.

(sociology) A young person who has lived for a significant period outside their birth (or passport) country due to parental work-related migration. "Third culture" refers to a distinct way of life different from those of the birth or host countries, but common to fellow expats. Abbreviation: TCK.