kiddie
noun/ˈkɪdi//ˈkʰɪɾi/CA
Etymology
Clipping of McAdie and related names, anglicisations of Scottish Gaelic Mac Adaidh (patronymic surname), diminutive of Adam.
- borrowed from Mac Adaidh
Definitions
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.
A surname from Scottish Gaelic.
The neighborhood
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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA