kiddie

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English

Alternative forms

kiddy

Etymology

From kid +‎ -ie.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkɪdi/
- (US, Canada) IPA^(key):
- (New Zealand) IPA^(key):
Rhymes: -ɪdi
Homophone: kitty (US, Canada, New Zealand)
Audio (US): (file)

Noun

kiddie (plural kiddies)

(slang, often attributive) A child.
The kiddie pool was shallow so the children would be safe, which meant it was much warmer than the adult pool.

C. S. Lewis first made kiddie lit a respectable field of study.
- 1944, H. Lorna Bingham, Tuckonie's Warrior Friend, page 9, column 2:
  Some days later, Dan, Gulunna, and the two kiddies fell in with another tribe which was ruled by Chief Bulla.

Synonyms

See also Thesaurus:child.

Derived terms

Translations

a child (hypocorism)

German: Kleinchen n, Kindchen (de) n, Kiddie (de) n
Greek: παιδί (el) n (paidí), παιδάκι (el) n (paidáki), πιτσιρίκι (el) n (pitsiríki)
Volapük: cilül

child (hypocorism, as modifier)

Volapük: cilülik

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