What does "kiddy" mean?
A small kid (young goat).
Kiddy
/ˈkɪdi/ adj, name, noun, verb, slang
adj, name, noun, verb, slang ·Moderate ·High school level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: A small kid (young goat).
- Grammar: kiddy is listed as adj, name, noun, verb, slang.
- Nearest alternatives: child, child friendly, child oriented, childish.
- Useful contrasts: adult, adult focused, adult oriented.
- Usage evidence: From Roman Catholicism, my father, who first converted, converted my mother, my grandmother, and my cousin to Baptist Protestants. I was in high school; I believed in science and did not convert. My little brother started in the kiddy section of the Protestant church. Such is why he is different from me and my elder brother who both had nominal Catholicism for at least a decade. My elder brother, who also believed in science, stayed away from the religious strife that my family was having. I went to Protestant church with my parents, but felt alien in there. Such is my confession. Statuettes of Buddha from my Philippine and Canadian childhood attracted me to Buddhism. My interest in biology was my natural inclination towards Animism since childhood.
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A small kid (young goat).
- 2 informal term for a young child wordnet
- 3 Alternative spelling of kiddie (“a child”). alt-of, alternative, colloquial
- 4 A man, a fellow; a person. archaic, slang
"So what I do kiddies, is work hard, stay in shape, practice."
- 5 A low thief. UK, obsolete, slang
Verb
- 1 To kid; to hoax or tease. archaic
"But some of the Swell Mob, on the occasion of this Derby that I refer to, so far kiddied us as to hire a horse and shay; start away from London by Whitechapel, and miles round; come into Epsom from the opposite direction; […]"
Adjective
- 1 Childish. informal
"The concept is really old, the graphics look very kiddy, and the creators are making millions off it."
Proper Noun
- 1 A surname from Scottish Gaelic.
Synonyms
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Example
"From Roman Catholicism, my father, who first converted, converted my mother, my grandmother, and my cousin to Baptist Protestants. I was in high school; I believed in science and did not convert. My little brother started in the kiddy section of the Protestant church. Such is why he is different from me and my elder brother who both had nominal Catholicism for at least a decade. My elder brother, who also believed in science, stayed away from the religious strife that my family was having. I went to Protestant church with my parents, but felt alien in there. Such is my confession. Statuettes of Buddha from my Philippine and Canadian childhood attracted me to Buddhism. My interest in biology was my natural inclination towards Animism since childhood."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "kiddy"?
Common synonyms include: child, child friendly, child oriented, childish, immature, juvenile.
How do you use "kiddy" in a sentence?
From Roman Catholicism, my father, who first converted, converted my mother, my grandmother, and my cousin to Baptist Protestants. I was in high school; I believed in science and did not convert. My little brother started in the kiddy section of the Protestant church. Such is why he is different from me and my elder brother who both had nominal Catholicism for at least a decade. My elder brother, who also believed in science, stayed away from the religious strife that my family was having. I went to Protestant church with my parents, but felt alien in there. Such is my confession. Statuettes of Buddha from my Philippine and Canadian childhood attracted me to Buddhism. My interest in biology was my natural inclination towards Animism since childhood.
How do you pronounce "kiddy"?
Pronounced /ˈkɪdi/.
Etymology
Etymology 1
From kid + -y.
Etymology 2
Clipping of McAdie and related names, anglicisations of Scottish Gaelic Mac Adaidh (patronymic surname), diminutive of Adam.