{"era":"current","word":"kidnap","meaning":"to abduct a person by force","children":[{"era":"1670s","word":"kid-napper","meaning":"one who steals children for labor in colonies","children":[{"era":"1200s","word":"kid","meaning":"young goat; slang for child","children":[],"language":"Middle English"},{"era":"1600s","word":"nap","meaning":"to snatch, steal","children":[],"language":"Low German / cant"}],"language":"Early Modern English"}],"language":"Modern English"}