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 those with kiddos (or who are kids at heart themselves), Circus City Alpacas is an ideal stop.
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Iona Brannon, Travel + Leisure, 9 Jan. 2026
Dozens of Morton Grove kiddos helped to ring in the New Year about 12 hours before the calendar change, blowing noisemakers and squealing with excitement as balloons were released to celebrate the move into 2026.
—Pioneer Press, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
The Osprey Talon 6 was my go-to pack for short hikes with my kiddo, trail running sessions, and even mountain bike rides.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside, 25 Dec. 2025
Initially, the basement was going to be a space for the Martin children — but the kiddos weren’t having it.
—Lennie Omalza, Louisville Courier Journal, 11 Dec. 2025
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Iona Brannon, Travel + Leisure, 9 Jan. 2026
Dozens of Morton Grove kiddos helped to ring in the New Year about 12 hours before the calendar change, blowing noisemakers and squealing with excitement as balloons were released to celebrate the move into 2026.
—Pioneer Press, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
The Osprey Talon 6 was my go-to pack for short hikes with my kiddo, trail running sessions, and even mountain bike rides.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside, 25 Dec. 2025
Initially, the basement was going to be a space for the Martin children — but the kiddos weren’t having it.
—Lennie Omalza, Louisville Courier Journal, 11 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for kiddo
Recent Examples of Synonyms for kiddo
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Yet, on a warm fall afternoon, while playing hide-and-seek with other kids in her mother's yard, the petite 6-year-old girl wearing a sundress vanished.—
Kristine Phillips,
IndyStar,
5 Feb. 2026
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Over the period from 2002 to 2021, global aid helped reduce child mortality by 39% for kids under 5.—
Lauren Kent,
CNN Money,
4 Feb. 2026
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Kouri Richins, a Utah children’s book author and mother of three, is charged with murdering her husband, Eric Richins, in a case that has drawn intense scrutiny and widespread media attention.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
7 Feb. 2026
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Jon Ruben, a 76-year-old retired British veterinarian, was sentenced to 23 years and 10 months in prison on charges of child abuse after drugging boys with sedative-laden candy last year at a summer camp in England.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
7 Feb. 2026
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“Kiddo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kiddo. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.
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