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語源

From kid + -ie.

発音

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

名詞

kiddie (plural 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.

   • 1961, Xavier Herbert, Soldiers' Women, Netley, SA: Fontana Books, published 1978, page 373:

     “He has two kiddies, a pigeon pair.”

   • 1980 December 25, Cindy Adams, “Dr. [Joyce] Brothers moves; Tiny Tim’s new lady”, in The Sentinel-News, volume 40, number 93, Shelbyville, Ky., →OCLC, page 12-A, column 3:

     Hey, kiddies, Christopher Reeves, who has dark brunette locks whilst winging through the air as “Superman,” has light brownette hair in person.

同意語

• See also Thesaurus:child.

派生語