kiddie
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7.7
- noun
- /ˈkɪdi/
- Informal
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niñito
- I have a blog about teaching my kiddies, and I run an online book club.
Examples
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For the past few days, the only thing she could stomach was kiddie food: pudding, Cheerios, rice cakes, applesauce, and SpaghettiOs.
Fiction book (1999) -
It's the look on the kiddies' faces, isn't it?
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And then he wants me to go on this kiddie ride for the little kids.
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Why don't you try the kiddie department?
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"Good morning, kiddies, what gifts have you for me today?"
Fiction book (1998) -
I've got a little woman and two kiddies back there in the States.
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My mum lives in Norfolk and is unable to stay with our kiddies on her own overnight.
Blog text (2) -
The kiddies get Star Bars with every copy, and the first fifty get a T-shirt.
Fiction book (2001) -
Saturday morning at 8:30, we'll have Santa Claus for all the kiddies.
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The playground was full of kiddies laughing and playing on the swings.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
A young person, usually a child
777
1.0
A child or teenager who is not yet an adult
213
1.0
A child or teenager who is not yet an adult
168
4.6
A child who behaves badly and annoys others
145
7.2
A friendly, informal way to call a child or young person
43
6.0
A lively energetic child who runs and plays a lot
39
7.7
A small child said in a friendly, loving way
37
1.0
A child who goes to primary or secondary school
23
2.3
A young child who goes to school before starting primary school
15
8.0
A young child who is lively and often naughty
14
9.3
A friendly way to say child or young animal
4
8.2
A young child who crawls or is learning to walk
3
9.0
A child or young person in British English
3
1.0
People call young children that in a caring way
2
9.9
A very young child people speak to with love
1
9.8
A baby or very young child
1
7.5
A young child
1
8.2
A small child or young goat that people talk about in a loving, informal way
1
8.2
A small child who makes trouble in a playful way
1
7.4
Young children who are not yet adults
A very young child such as a newborn
A very small child
A lively child who likes to climb and play noisy games
A small child who behaves badly, often in a playful way
A friendly loving name for a child or someone you love
A child who goes to primary or secondary school
An old word for a child, often a boy
A young child in old or local language
Antonyms
Compounds
- Offensive
7
9.9
Pictures or videos that show children in sexual activity and are illegal
How Young
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Kiddie comes from kid, a word that once meant a 'young goat' and later was used for a 'child', plus the friendly ending -ie that makes words sound small or cute. So, kiddie feels like a playful, informal name for a young child.