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語源

From kid +‎ nap (“to nab; to grab”). Originally Thieves' cant, referring to the practice of stealing children and shipping them to colonies or plantations as laborers. First attested c. 1680.

発音

• IPA: /ˈkɪdnæp/
• (Northern England, dated) IPA: /kɪdˈnæp/

動詞

kidnap (third-person singular simple present kidnaps, present participle kidnapping or (rare, US only) kidnaping, simple past and past participle kidnapped or (rare, US only) kidnaped)

1. (transitive) To seize or detain a person unlawfully and move or conceal them; sometimes for ransom. [from 17th c.]
   • 2002 September 6, Michelle and Robert Lamoreaux, “Model Citizens”, in Totally Spies!‎, season 1, episode 9, spoken by Alexandra “Alex” (Jess Harnell as Jerry and Katie Leigh), Marathon Media, via Teletoon:

     Hello, ladies! How’s the Big Apple?
     Rotten, Jerry! Clover's been kidnapped!
     Oh, dear! That's the second time this month!

   • 2025 March 7, ToI staff, JTA, “The next 24: These are the remaining hostages presumed alive in Gaza”, in The Times of Israel‎, archived from the original on 3 August 2025:

     Angrest, a soldier, was kidnapped from his tank at the Nahal Oz base when it was attacked by Hamas.

派生語

名詞

kidnap (countable and uncountable, plural kidnaps)

1. The crime, or an instance, of kidnapping.

関連する語

• kidnapper, kidnaper
• kidnappee, kidnapee

アナグラム

• ink pad, ink-pad, inkpad