Meanings
kiddie1
plural kiddies · alternative kiddy
- attributiveoftenslangA child.
C. S. Lewis first made kiddie lit a respectable field of study.
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The kiddie pool was shallow so the children would be safe, which meant it was much warmer than the adult pool.
Some days later, Dan, Gulunna, and the two kiddies fell in with another tribe which was ruled by Chief Bulla.
1944, H. Lorna Bingham, Tuckonie's Warrior Friend, page 9, column 2“He has two kiddies, a pigeon pair.”
1961, Xavier Herbert, Soldiers' Women, Netley, SA: Fontana Books, published 1978, page 373Hey, kiddies, Christopher Reeves,^([sic]) who has dark brunette locks whilst winging through the air as “Superman,” has light brownette hair in person.
1980 December 25, Cindy Adams, “Dr. [Joyce] Brothers moves; Tiny Tim’s new lady”, in The Sentinel-News, volume 40, number 93, Shelbyville, Ky., →OCLC, page 12-A, column 3
Kiddie2
- A surname from Scottish Gaelic.
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
Kiddie · proper noun
- Scottish GaelicMac Adaidh
- EnglishKiddie
Clipping of McAdie and related names, anglicisations of Scottish Gaelic Mac Adaidh (patronymic surname), diminutive of Adam.
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German Kleinchen, Kindchen
- Kleinchena child (hypocorism)
- Kindchena child (hypocorism)
- Kiddiea child (hypocorism)
Greek παιδί, παιδάκι
- παιδί (paidí)a child (hypocorism)
- παιδάκι (paidáki)a child (hypocorism)
- πιτσιρίκι (pitsiríki)a child (hypocorism)
Polish dzieciak, szkrab
- dzieciaka child (hypocorism)
- szkraba child (hypocorism)
- dzieciakchild (hypocorism, as modifier)
- szkrabchild (hypocorism, as modifier)
Rhymes & wordplay
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Cite this entry
kiddie. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kiddie
“kiddie.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kiddie. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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