"kidsicle" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: kidsicles [plural]
Etymology: kid + -sicle Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|kid|sicle}} kid + -sicle Head templates: {{en-noun}} kidsicle (plural kidsicles)
  1. (informal, humorous) A cold or frozen child. Tags: humorous, informal Categories (topical): Children, People

Inflected forms

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