kiddielandとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

Originating in the 1940s and 1950s.

名詞

kiddie land (plural kiddie lands)

1. A designated area for children.
   1. To refer to playgrounds at parks and picnic areas, indoor playplaces, arcades, and family fun centers.
      • 1949, Unattributed, Popular Mechanics ~ 1949‎, page 144:

        That's why it is a welterweight railroad — a line that falls somewhere between a kiddie land special and the standard lines that have survived through the boisterous history of American railroading.

      • 1950, Jay Emanuel Publications, Inc., The Exhibitor (Aug-Nov 1950) All Editions‎, page 888:

        Sidney Lust is looking to next spring, and is planning an elaborate kiddie land for his Beltsville Drive-In.

      • 1951, Jay Emanuel Publications, Inc., The Exhibitor (Feb-May 1951) All Editions‎, page 584:

        B and K is preparing to open a kiddieland park in Toledo, O. . . . More than a thousand children packed the Batavia […]

      • 1969, Time Magazine, Time 1959 all numbers‎, page 102:

        A kiddie-land department-store Santa believes he is the real Claus.

      • 1963, U.S. Congress, Journals and Records of the 88th United States Congress‎, page 783:

        SBA made loans to […] amusement parks, and a kiddieland picnic ground.

   2. A specialized area within larger amusement parks featuring slow-moving, gentle rides, playgrounds, and attractions specifically designed for young children and toddlers; including miniature versions of ferris wheels, carousels, and boat rides.

      Coordinate term: kiddie ride

      • 1961, Allan Herschell Company of 104 Oliver Street in North Tonawanda, 1961 Allan Herschell N Tonawanda NY‎, page 27:

        [...] the wide-model Roller Coaster encloses an area of approximately 4000 sq. ft., some operators use this space as a “Kiddieland,” placing as many as three additional kid-rides in the center.

      • 1977, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Henry Lee Lucas‎, page 99:

        The relatives reside near Idlewild Park, a popular area which has ponds with ducks, a swimming pook, and a Kiddie Land playground.

      • 1977, IAAPA, Proceedings of the 60th IAAPA Convention‎, page 79:

        For a Kiddie-land area, ride management looks for elementary education or social work majors.

      • 1989, Jaren Moline, Bob Hoskins : an unlikely hero‎, page 178:

        It wasn’t so much that the film was bad, it was just… another thriller about as exciting as a kiddie-land roller coaster. See it, enjoy it, forget about it five minutes later.

      • 2007, Dawn Atkins, At Her Beck And Call (Harlequin Blaze)‎, page 178:

        How about a ride on the Ferris wheel? […] Come on. I worked at a kiddie land one summer. Plus, Wayne told me where the keys are.

      • 2008, George C. Nuttall, Cops Crooks and Other Crazies‎, page 335:

        […] still owned and operated a “kiddie-land” ride concession in the city of Hawthorne.

      • 2015, Cindy Brown, Macdeath : an Ivy Meadows mystery‎, page 151:

        Encanto Park was the greatest spot in Phoenix, with […] a kiddie-land amusement park complete with a small, slow train.

参考

• playplace