kiddie
nounCA, US [ˈkʰɪɾi] · /ˈkɪdi/
Etymology From kid + -ie.
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Often, Slang 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.
3 more examples
- Some days later, Dan, Gulunna, and the two kiddies fell in with another tribe which was ruled by Chief Bulla.1944, H. Lorna Bingham, Tuckonie's Warrior Friend, page 9, column 2:
- “He has two kiddies, a pigeon pair.”1961, Xavier Herbert, Soldiers' Women, Netley, SA: Fontana Books, published 1978, page 373:
- Hey, kiddies, Christopher Reeves,^([sic]) who has dark brunette locks whilst winging through the air as “Superman,” has light brownette hair in person.1980 December 25, Cindy Adams, “Dr. [Joyce] Brothers moves; Tiny Tim’s new lady”, in The Sentinel-News, volume 40, number 93, Shelbyville, Ky., →OCLC, page 12-A, column 3:
- Derived terms
- kiddie car, kiddie cocktail, kiddie fiddler, kiddie flick, kiddie land, kiddie pool, kiddie porn, kiddie ride, kiddie table, kiddie tax, script kiddie, skiddie