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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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Take the case of Luca Reggiani, a kid from Modena, developed by Sassuolo, poached by Borussia Dortmund.—
James Horncastle,
New York Times,
7 May 2026
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Vrabel also has two kids with his wife of 27 years.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
7 May 2026
Noun
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These could simply be great-grandparents put peacefully to rest in old age, a kind of grief far removed from that which children feel over parents who simply cannot care for them, or parents lost to murder or addiction, as some of the letters describe.—
Casey Cep,
New Yorker,
9 May 2026
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At least 168 people were killed, including 110 children.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
9 May 2026
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“Kiddie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kiddie. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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