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kiddie

UK/ˈkɪdi/US[ˈkʰɪɾi]
nounB2+Common in everyday speech and writing · #7,343 of 15,258leans spoken

Other forms: kiddies

A kiddie is a young child, said informally. The kiddies, a kiddie pool, kiddie rides.

As a noun it is warm and a little dated. As a modifier it is faintly dismissive: kiddie rides and kiddie menus mark something as the small version, and calling an adult's taste kiddie stuff is an insult.

Definitions of kiddie

  1. 1nounkiddieA young child, said informally.B2+

    “The kiddies were thrilled when Father Christmas arrived with a sack of presents.”

kiddie is a child.

Also accepted in games: tot

Where it comes from

From kid + -ie.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

Practise this word

kiddie in the wild

  • The Shirley Temple is also known as a "kiddie cocktail".

    Shirley Temple (drink)

  • There are multiple kiddie versions of the ride still in operation.

    Tumble Bug

  • A full-sized Tumble Bug is 100 feet in diameter, and operates with five or six cars, while the kiddie version has three or four cars.

    Tumble Bug

  • A kiddie ride is a child-sized, themed, mildly interactive coin-operated ride that can be ridden by young children for amusement.

    Kiddie ride

  • Commercial kiddie rides are often colorful with an animal, vehicle, or popular cartoon character theme, which appeals to young children.

    Kiddie ride

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. These sentences were written by other people about their own subjects; they are here to show the word at work, not as anybody’s opinion.