"cowkid" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cowkids [plural]
Etymology: From cow + kid, after cowboy and cowgirl. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|cow|kid}} cow + kid Head templates: {{en-noun}} cowkid (plural cowkids)
  1. (informal) A child who is a cowboy or cowgirl. Tags: informal Synonyms: cowchild
    Sense id: en-cowkid-en-noun-k3Y7mXKQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1997 November/December, American Cowboy, page 86:",
          "text": "Every little cowkid’s dream is to have all the gear under the tree Christmas morning. Cowboy cuffs $19.00, gun and holster $49.00, spurs with straps $24.00, and child’s belt $19.50.",
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        {
          "ref": "2010, Peg Meier, Wishing for a Snow Day: Growing Up in Minnesota, Minnesota Historical Society Press, →ISBN, page 51:",
          "text": "Now here’s a big pet! Or, more likely, the horse belonged to a traveling photographer who knew how to entice parents to part with some cash. We know little of the subjects, but the educated guess is it’s a Northfield scene in about 1900. Ride ’em, cowkids.",
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          "ref": "2012, Juliet Bell, Kepler’s Dream, G. P. Putnam’s Sons, →ISBN:",
          "text": "He told me Rosie rides horses at her uncle’s ranch, so I said “Cool!,” which was lame. When he asked me if I ride, I said “Oh sure!” which is what Ms. Nelson might call a hyperbole, or exaggeration, since the only time I ever did was when I was about four, at the pony ring at the Sonoma County Fair. Remember that? I was almost too scared to do it but you told me it would be OK, and then afterward I’m sure I went around pretending I was suddenly this great cowkid.",
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        "(informal) A child who is a cowboy or cowgirl."
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