kiddie

noun
/ˈkɪdi//ˈkʰɪɾi/CA

Etymology

Clipping of McAdie and related names, anglicisations of Scottish Gaelic Mac Adaidh (patronymic surname), diminutive of Adam.

  1. borrowed from Mac Adaidh

Definitions

  1. A child.

    • The kiddie pool was shallow so the children would be safe, which meant it was much warmer than the adult pool.
    • C. S. Lewis first made kiddie lit a respectable field of study.
    • Some days later, Dan, Gulunna, and the two kiddies fell in with another tribe which was ruled by Chief Bulla.
  2. A surname from Scottish Gaelic.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA