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kiddy¹

  • /ˈkɪdi/
  • [ˈkʰɪɾi] Canada, US
  • [ˈkʰɘɾiː] New Zealand

Sounds like kitty (US, Canada, New Zealand) · Rhymes with -ɪdi

Where it comes from

From kid + -y.

noun kiddies

  1. A small kid (young goat).
  2. alternative, colloquial Alternative spelling of kiddie (“a child”).
  3. archaic, slang A man, a fellow; a person. So what I do kiddies, is work hard, stay in shape, practice.
  4. UK, obsolete, slang A low thief.

verb kiddies · kiddying · kiddied

  1. archaic To kid; to hoax or tease. But some of the Swell Mob, on the occasion of this Derby that I refer to, so far kiddied us as to hire a horse and shay; start away from London by Whitechapel, and miles round; come into Epsom from the opposite direction; […]

adjective kiddier · kiddiest

  1. informal Childish. The concept is really old, the graphics look very kiddy, and the creators are making millions off it.

Kiddy²

Where it comes from

Clipping of McAdie and related names, anglicisations of Scottish Gaelic Mac Adaidh (patronymic surname), diminutive of Adam.

proper noun

  1. A surname from Scottish Gaelic.

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

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

Chicago

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

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@misc{kiddy_2026,
  title = {kiddy},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/kiddy},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}