kiddish
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a word derived from
kid.
kidnouna child or young person.
Example Sentences
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She remembers it became too "kiddish" when she was about 13 and she started shopping at Primark instead.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2025
He uses more of the muscles in his face and has a kiddish smile.
From Slate ● Feb. 13, 2018
"I won't, but I'm so happy that I'm kiddish!"
From The Bachelors A Novel by William Dana Orcutt
Don't get kiddish enough to do the picturesque mountaineer act, Bobby.
From The Rules of the Game by Stewart Edward White
Oh, my darling—what a shame! oh, I am a brute, a kiddish brute.
From The White Peacock by D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence