Kidlike

adj, slang

adj, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Resembling kid (the material).
  2. 2
    Childlike. informal

    "He suspected they had done the most kidlike thing, regardless of the consequences for them; they had given up and gone home."

  3. 3
    Resembling or characteristic of a kid (juvenile goat); haedine.

Example

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"He suspected they had done the most kidlike thing, regardless of the consequences for them; they had given up and gone home."

Etymology

From kid + -like. Compare kidly.

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