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kiddo en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈkɪdoʊ/ (General-American)
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From kid + -o; see kid (“child”).

Meanings

1. (Australia, New-Zealand, Philippines, US, colloquial, endearing) A close friend; especially used as a form of address.
   • “Hey, Rick.” “Oh, hey, kiddo. How's your Saturday?” “You know, super chill. W-W-Whatcha doin'?” “Eh, nothing adventurous. You know that race of Underground Dwelling Cannibal Horse People that we're always fighting?” “Yeah, the CHUDs. W-W-What about 'em? “Well, don't tell anybody, but I'm working on a bioweapon to use against them, so I got this barrel of horse semen from your mom's hospital and I'm just gonna, you know, subject it to some otherworldly forces.” 2021 July 11, Nick Rutherford, “Rickdependence Spray” (1:10 from the start), in Rick and Morty, season 5, episode 4, spoken by Rick Sanchez (Justin Roiland):
   • Okay, kiddo, I gotta run.
2. (Australia, New-Zealand, Philippines, US, colloquial, endearing) A child.
   • The books say it's normal. Toddlers often stop napping around this age, and the average amount of sleep needed by a two-year-old is between nine and thirteen hours. My kiddo cuts logs for twelve hours at a stretch, so she's plenty rested. 2008, Robin Dutton-Cookston, The Foggiest Idea: Tales of a Displaced Texan in San Francisco Mamaland, page 51:

Forms

Translations (43)

es muchacha (close friend) · pt guri (child) · pt filhote (incomum) (close friend) · pt filha (child) · fr petit (child) · es muchacho (close friend) · fr gamin (child) · fi pikkulainen (child) · cmn 孩子 (child) · pt guri (close friend) · es muchacha (child) · pt miúdo (close friend) · pt moleque (child) · pt miúda (child) · pt miúdo (child) · he חַבּוּבּ (close friend) · pt filhota (child) · pt moleca (child) · pt garota (child) · fr gamin (close friend) · pt garoto (child) · pt miúda (close friend) · pt filho (close friend) · pt guria (child) · nan-hbl gín-á-hiann (child) · fa ناناز، گوگولی،هانی،قند عسلم (close friend) · pt garoto (close friend) · pt filhota (incomum) (close friend) · pt filha (close friend) · pt filho (child) · de Kleiner (child) · ang lȳtling (child) · pl dzieciak (child) · pt filhote (child) · pt guria (close friend) · pt moleque (close friend) · fr mec (close friend) · pt moleca (raro) (close friend) · de Kleine (child) · fr mon pote (close friend) · es muchacho (child) · pt garota (close friend) · fr mioche (child)