英和和英

語源

kid +‎ -ie

発音

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɪdi/
  • (米国発音, Canada) IPA^(key): [ˈkʰɪɾi]
  • (New Zealand) IPA^(key): [ˈkʰɘɾiː]
• Homophone: kitty (米国発音, Canada, New Zealand)

名詞

kiddie (複数形 kiddies)

1. (slang, often attributive) A child.

   The kiddie pool was shallow so the children would be safe, which meant it was much warmer than the adult pool.

   C. S. Lewis first made kiddie lit a respectable field of study.

   • 1944, H. Lorna Bingham, Tuckonie's Warrior Friend, page 9, column 2:

     Some days later, Dan, Gulunna, and the two kiddies fell in with another tribe which was ruled by Chief Bulla.

同意語

• See also Thesaurus:child.

派生語