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kiddie

  • a variation of kiddy.
    kiddy
    noun
    a child.

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Soon, I was bicycling to Harris Teeter for cornbread ingredients, where Harry the Happy Dragon — a coin-operated green kiddie ride — stood sentry outside the entrance.

From Salon ● Oct. 28, 2026

Nina and Cody, ecstatic about visiting their neighborhood splash pad, run through fountains and hop in kiddie pools, but protagonist JJ is a bit more skeptical.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2026

Applying kiddie filters to “Animal Farm” is certainly an irony to ponder regarding the book’s theme of oppression.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2026

In their quest for the hottest thing, investors have moved from the kiddie rides to the stock market’s scream machines.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 21, 2026

More people than had knocked her down came to her aid, a laborer and a girl with a pram, and a kiddie and two women with shopping baskets.

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein