kid glove
kid glove
K k Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [kid gluhv]
- /kɪd glʌv/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [kid gluhv]
- /kɪd glʌv/
Definitions of kid glove words
- noun kid glove a glove made of kid leather. 1
- idioms kid glove handle with kid gloves, to treat with extreme tact or gentleness: He's upset, so handle him with kid gloves today. 1
- noun kid glove glove made of calf's leather 1
- noun kid glove a glove made of kidskin 0
- adjective kid glove overdelicate or overrefined 0
- adjective kid glove diplomatic; tactful 0
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Origin of kid glove
First appearance:
before 1705 One of the 50% oldest English words
First recorded in 1705-15
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Kid glove
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
kid glove popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
kid glove usage trend in Literature
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