"kiddie" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkɪdi/, [ˈkʰɪɾi] [Canada, US], [ˈkʰɘɾiː] [New-Zealand] Forms: kiddies [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪdi Etymology: kid + -ie Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|kid|ie}} kid + -ie Head templates: {{en-noun}} kiddie (plural kiddies)
  1. (slang, often attributive) A child. Tags: attributive, often, slang Categories (topical): Children, People Synonyms: kiddy Derived forms: kiddie car, kiddie cocktail, kiddie fiddler, kiddie flick, kiddie pool, kiddie porn, kiddie ride, kiddie table, script kiddie Translations (a child (hypocorism)): Kleinchen [neuter] (German), Kindchen [neuter] (German), Kiddie [neuter] (German), παιδί (paidí) [neuter] (Greek), παιδάκι (paidáki) [neuter] (Greek), πιτσιρίκι (pitsiríki) [neuter] (Greek), cilül (Volapük) Translations (child (hypocorism, as modifier)): cilülik (Volapük)

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