as in kid
a young person who is between infancy and adulthood
let's go out to a restaurant where there won't be any screaming kiddos running around
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Recent Examples of kiddo
But once your kiddo is big enough to sit on the standard-sized seat, take it off.
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Katrina Cossey, Parents, 4 June 2025
For me, that's watching my kiddo's baseball game without phone distractions, reading for pleasure, cooking new recipes and spending time with friends without a looming deadline or constant phone checks.
—Heidi Davidson, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025
Tommy finds her on a sunny afternoon, drinking beer and watching the kiddos play tee-ball.
—EW.com, 28 Apr. 2025
Even the kiddos always come back for seconds of this cheesy vegetable dish.
—Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 26 Apr. 2025
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Katrina Cossey, Parents, 4 June 2025
For me, that's watching my kiddo's baseball game without phone distractions, reading for pleasure, cooking new recipes and spending time with friends without a looming deadline or constant phone checks.
—Heidi Davidson, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025
Tommy finds her on a sunny afternoon, drinking beer and watching the kiddos play tee-ball.
—EW.com, 28 Apr. 2025
Even the kiddos always come back for seconds of this cheesy vegetable dish.
—Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 26 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for kiddo
Recent Examples of Synonyms for kiddo
Noun
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Admission is free for kids 12 and under Saturday and Sunday this year.—
Jay Cohen,
Chicago Tribune,
30 June 2025
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Parents may have wholesome bedtime routines for their kids, involving bath time, story time, and music.—
Beth Ann Mayer,
Parents,
30 June 2025
Noun
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Being a child, over 65 or pregnant puts you at greater risk, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says.—
Joel Shannon,
USA Today,
21 June 2025
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He was hired to perform an autopsy on the child, who died while Ross was in delivery.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
People.com,
21 June 2025
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“Kiddo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kiddo. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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