kiddie

• kiddy

From kid +‎ -ie.

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɪdi/
  • (US, Canada) IPA^(key): [ˈkʰɪɾi]
  • (New Zealand) IPA^(key): [ˈkʰɘɾiː]
• Rhymes: -ɪdi
• Homophone: kitty (US, Canada, New Zealand)

• Audio (US):

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kiddie (plural kiddies)

1. (slang, often attributive) 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.

   • 1944, H. Lorna Bingham, Tuckonie's Warrior Friend, page 9, column 2:

     Some days later, Dan, Gulunna, and the two kiddies fell in with another tribe which was ruled by Chief Bulla.

   • 1961, Xavier Herbert, Soldiers' Women, Netley, SA: Fontana Books, published 1978, page 373:

     “He has two kiddies, a pigeon pair.”

• See also Thesaurus:child.