as in kid
a young person who is between infancy and adulthood
let's go out to a restaurant where there won't be any screaming kiddos running around
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Recent Examples of kiddo
Besides local vendors, bring the kiddos for the bounce house, petting zoo and live music.
🐢 Roxborough's Spring Fest returns to Ridge Avenue on Saturday from 11am-6pm.
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Mike D'onofrio, Axios, 8 May 2025
There are lots of affordable kid wagons out there; most are fine for toting kiddos and gear short distances on smooth surfaces, but many of them are a pain to pull when fully loaded down, and uncomfortable for the little ones riding in them.
—Jenny Wiegand, Outside Online, 25 Apr. 2025
Apparently, porpoises are tight-lipped, even for dreamy-eyed lil kiddos.
—Outside Online, 23 Apr. 2025
Here, the two Hudson kiddos are seen with their mom at London Heathrow Airport in 1982.
—Alexandra Schonfeld, People.com, 19 Apr. 2025
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Mike D'onofrio, Axios, 8 May 2025
There are lots of affordable kid wagons out there; most are fine for toting kiddos and gear short distances on smooth surfaces, but many of them are a pain to pull when fully loaded down, and uncomfortable for the little ones riding in them.
—Jenny Wiegand, Outside Online, 25 Apr. 2025
Apparently, porpoises are tight-lipped, even for dreamy-eyed lil kiddos.
—Outside Online, 23 Apr. 2025
Here, the two Hudson kiddos are seen with their mom at London Heathrow Airport in 1982.
—Alexandra Schonfeld, People.com, 19 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kiddo
Noun
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Morrison is 32 now — older, wiser, a lot more worldly than the kid who got into trouble, ended up in court and left Old Trafford without fulfilling that rare potential.—
Daniel Taylor,
New York Times,
6 June 2025
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Parents can help fill the gaps to help prepare their kids for life on their own.—
Melissa Willets,
Parents,
6 June 2025
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Another victim was 27-year-old Mary Reiner, who had just returned home after giving birth to her first child.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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Voices Column: Lewis W. Hine’s photos helped child labor laws pass a century ago.—
Christopher Knight,
Los Angeles Times,
28 May 2025
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“Kiddo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kiddo. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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