- kiddie
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also kiddy
noun
(plural kiddies)
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: 1kid
Date: 1889
a small child <a kiddie pool> <kiddie rides>
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
kiddie
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kiddie — or kiddy [kid′ē] n. pl. kiddies 〚dim. of KID, n. 5〛 Informal a child * * * kid·die or kid·dy … Universalium
kiddie — (also kiddy) ► NOUN (pl. kiddies) informal ▪ a young child … English terms dictionary
kiddie — or kiddy [kid′ē] n. pl. kiddies [dim. of KID, n. 5] Informal a child … English World dictionary
kiddie — kid|die1 kiddy [ˈkıdi] n informal especially BrE a young child ▪ a sandpit for the kiddies kiddie 2 kiddie2 kiddy adj [only before noun] made, involving, or intended for young children ▪ a kiddie seat … Dictionary of contemporary English
kiddie — UK [ˈkɪdɪ] / US noun [countable] Word forms kiddie : singular kiddie plural kiddies informal a very young child … English dictionary
kiddie — noun A child. The kiddie pool was shallow so the children would be safe, which meant it was much warmer than the adult pool … Wiktionary
Kiddie — Kịd|die, das; s, s <meist Pl.> [engl. kiddie] (Jargon): Kind; Jugendliche[r] … Universal-Lexikon
Kiddie — This most interesting surname is a Scottish name, and is a patronymic form of the Gaelic name MacAddie , which itself comes from the Hebrew personal name Adam , borne, according to Genesis, by the first man, and often said to derive from the… … Surnames reference
kiddie — adj. Kiddie is used with these nouns: ↑pool … Collocations dictionary
kiddie — [[t]kɪ̱di[/t]] kiddies also kiddy N COUNT A kiddie is a very young child. [INFORMAL] … English dictionary
