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kiddie

noun, often attributive
kid·​die | \ ˈki-dÄ“ How to pronounce kiddie (audio) \
variants: or less commonly kiddy
plural kiddies

Definition of kiddie

: a small child a kiddie pool kiddie rides

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Synonyms & Antonyms for kiddie

Synonyms

bairn [chiefly Scottish], bambino, bud, chap [Southern & Midland], chick, child, cub, juvenile, kid, kiddo, moppet, sprat, sprout, squirt, whelp, youngling, youngster, youth

Antonyms

adult, grown-up

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Examples of kiddie in a Sentence

It's a scary movie that might not be appropriate for the kiddies. there are plenty of attractions at the state fair that will amuse the kiddies

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Make sure to ask about the kiddie cocktail featuring Sprite and grenadine. Emily Sabens, Indianapolis Star, "Kid-friendly restaurants: 9 places in Indianapolis with the best children's menus," 29 Aug. 2019 Horror fans tend to be sniffy about filmmakers who eschew lashing of gore and an atmosphere of kiddie-repulsing intensity in favor of attempting to garner the largest possible audience with a rating lower than an R. Clark Collis, EW.com, "Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark is a disgustingly good gateway horror movie," 8 Aug. 2019 The first, Taxi Jam, is a small kiddie coaster that goes around a small oval. Arthur Levine, USA TODAY, "Canada's Wonderland marathon: Riding all of the Toronto park's roller coasters in a day," 20 June 2019 Parisians could be seen plunging fully clothed into the fountains of the Trocadéro, Viennese cooled themselves in municipal misters, and Amsterdamers dangled their feet in a repurposed kiddie pool at a cafe. New York Times, "A Heat Wave Bakes Europe, Where Air-Conditioning Is Scarce," 25 July 2019 No light-up soles, no kiddie prints, just sleek runners printed with the iconic colors of each character. Kelsey Stiegman, Seventeen, "Nike Is Releasing a SpongeBob SquarePants Sneaker Collection and the Nostalgia is SO Real," 19 July 2019 One where a person is barred from driving along a highway with two children sitting in a blue kiddie pool on the roof of her white Audi Q5? Rex Huppke, chicagotribune.com, "Column: What the (BLEEP) just happened? Rex Huppke’s ‘Week in Review’," 11 July 2019 Somewhere below the surface of the kiddie-pool sized patch of brown water is the entrance to the 2,300-year-old tomb of a pharaoh named Nastasen. Kristin Romey, National Geographic, "Dive beneath the pyramids of Egypt’s black pharaohs," 2 July 2019 Bianca in Live Oak, Tex., sent a picture of Shiner cooling off in the kiddie pool after running around the backyard. Washington Post, "Hints From Heloise: Shelter donations," 8 June 2019

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First Known Use of kiddie

1889, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for kiddie

kid entry 1

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kiddie

noun

English Language Learners Definition of kiddie

informal : a young child

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