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
For lunch, the kiddos opted for the Margherita and pepperoni pizzas.
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Ronny Maye, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
Also among the new rides is the Frog Hop for the kiddos and the Royal Wheel, an accompaniment to the larger La Grande XL Ferris Wheel that is a fair staple.
—Heather McRea, Oc Register, 16 July 2025
In this way, sides take on the look of a quilt: kiddos, prime players and veterans stitched together and all scoring and playing.
—Megan Feringa, New York Times, 22 July 2025
Yogurt Parfait: My younger kiddo loves fruit and yogurt and can pretty much always go for a yogurt parfait.
—Stephanie Ganz, Parents, 15 July 2025
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Ronny Maye, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
Also among the new rides is the Frog Hop for the kiddos and the Royal Wheel, an accompaniment to the larger La Grande XL Ferris Wheel that is a fair staple.
—Heather McRea, Oc Register, 16 July 2025
In this way, sides take on the look of a quilt: kiddos, prime players and veterans stitched together and all scoring and playing.
—Megan Feringa, New York Times, 22 July 2025
Yogurt Parfait: My younger kiddo loves fruit and yogurt and can pretty much always go for a yogurt parfait.
—Stephanie Ganz, Parents, 15 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for kiddo
Recent Examples of Synonyms for kiddo
Noun
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Security camera footage from the homes of missing kids reveals disturbing images of them running toward, rather than away from something, but concrete leads are elusive.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Aug. 2025
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Hulk Hogan happened to be in the studio and body slams the kid on top of the mixing board and called him a Jabroni.—
Carl Lamarre,
Billboard,
5 Aug. 2025
Noun
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As the oldest of three children, Fitzgerald had also just started living on his own in Manhattan, per the obit.—
David Chiu,
People.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Sharon, as well as her and Ozzy’s children, Jack and Aimee Osbourne, were attached to produce alongside Polygram’s Michele Anthony and David Blackman and Sony’s Andrea Giannetti.—
Andrew McGowan,
Variety,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Kiddo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kiddo. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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