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also kiddy
as in kid
a young person who is between infancy and adulthood
there are plenty of attractions at the state fair that will amuse the kiddies
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Recent Examples of kiddie
This kiddie paradise offers hiking trails at varying degrees of difficulty, plenty of opportunities to spot birds and other wildlife and even pet a farm friend or two.
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Susan McDonald, The Providence Journal, 26 Mar. 2026
Kudrow, who of course spent years on Friends, and King, who did his time in Murphy Brown and later ran 2 Broke Girls, are former admirals who have seen their vast, 22-episode-a-year domains dry up to the size of a kiddie pool.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2026
Shuckle Bucks are an easy way to pay and play any activities not covered under general admission such as face painting, cow train, corn cannon, kiddie zip line and more.
—Katie Nixon, Nashville Tennessean, 22 Oct. 2025
However, ethereum has faced a lot of competition, particularly from the cool kiddies in Solana-town.
—Clem Chambers, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
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Susan McDonald, The Providence Journal, 26 Mar. 2026
Kudrow, who of course spent years on Friends, and King, who did his time in Murphy Brown and later ran 2 Broke Girls, are former admirals who have seen their vast, 22-episode-a-year domains dry up to the size of a kiddie pool.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2026
Shuckle Bucks are an easy way to pay and play any activities not covered under general admission such as face painting, cow train, corn cannon, kiddie zip line and more.
—Katie Nixon, Nashville Tennessean, 22 Oct. 2025
However, ethereum has faced a lot of competition, particularly from the cool kiddies in Solana-town.
—Clem Chambers, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kiddie
Noun
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Charles, who is well-known for his love of nature and the importance of sustainability, fed chickens in a coop together with the kids.—
Emma Caughlan,
NBC news,
30 Apr. 2026
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The kid from Istanbul’s streets was not an aberration.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Made in response to a difficult breakup, the work alludes to two lovers parting ways, but also to Pau’s memories of isolation as a severely asthmatic child in a notoriously polluted city, lying in bed staring at the wall and inventing stories to distract herself from the difficulty of breathing.—
Pauline J. Yao,
Artforum,
2 May 2026
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Though the arrest took place over three years ago, the case faced new scrutiny in March when TMZ published a video of the altercation, showing Paul yelling, putting Mortensen in a headlock and throwing chairs at him while a child could be heard crying.—
Luke Chinman,
PEOPLE,
1 May 2026
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“Kiddie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kiddie. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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