Dictionary

kiddie en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈkɪdi/
• [ˈkʰɘɾiː] (New-Zealand)
• (US) audio
• [ˈkʰɪɾi] (Canada, US)

Etymology

From kid + -ie.

Meanings

1. (attributive, often, slang) A child.
   • C. S. Lewis first made kiddie lit a respectable field of study.
   • 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:
   • The kiddie pool was shallow so the children would be safe, which meant it was much warmer than the adult pool.
   • “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:

Forms

Deriveds

skiddie · kiddie car · kiddie cocktail · kiddie porn · kiddie pool · kiddie flick · kiddie ride · kiddie tax · kiddie land · script kiddie · kiddie fiddler · kiddie table

Translations (12)

de Kiddie (a child (hypocorism)) · pl dzieciak (child (hypocorism, as modifier)) · el παιδί (a child (hypocorism)) · vo cilülik (child (hypocorism, as modifier)) · el πιτσιρίκι (a child (hypocorism)) · el παιδάκι (a child (hypocorism)) · pl szkrab (a child (hypocorism)) · de Kindchen (a child (hypocorism)) · vo cilül (a child (hypocorism)) · pl szkrab (child (hypocorism, as modifier)) · pl dzieciak (a child (hypocorism)) · de Kleinchen (a child (hypocorism))