kiddo

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kiddo

  • /ˈkɪdoʊ/ US

Rhymes with -ɪdəʊ

Where it comes from

From kid + -o; see kid (“child”).

noun kiddos · kiddoes

  1. Australia, New Zealand, Philippines, US, colloquial, endearing A close friend; especially used as a form of address. Okay, kiddo, I gotta run.
  2. Australia, New Zealand, Philippines, US, colloquial, endearing A child. The books say it's normal. Toddlers often stop napping around this age, and the average amount of sleep needed by a two-year-old is between nine and thirteen hours. My kiddo cuts logs for twelve hours at a stretch, so she's plenty rested.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: boy, lad, laddie, man, toddler, childish, babe, sonny, baby, child, dude, girl, wench, sweetie, junior, sweetheart

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noun close friend

Españolmuchacho, muchacha
Portuguêsguri, guria, filho, filha, moleque, moleca (raro)
Françaismon pote, mec, gamin
עבריתחַבּוּבּ ẖabúb

noun child

Españolmuchacho, muchacha
中文孩子 háizi
Portuguêsfilhote, filhota, filho, filha, garoto, garota
Françaisgamin, mioche, petit
DeutschKleiner, Kleine

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"kiddo." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/kiddo. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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kiddo. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/kiddo

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"kiddo." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/kiddo.

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@misc{kiddo_2026,
  title = {kiddo},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/kiddo},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}