kiddo

[kid-oh]

noun, plural kid·dos, kid·does.

Informal. (used as a familiar form of address.)

Origin of kiddo

First recorded in 1880–85; kid¹ + -o

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Examples from the Web for kiddo

Contemporary Examples of kiddo

Sure, he rambled some, teared up and kept calling his wife “kiddo.”
Joe Biden’s Happy Warrior Speech
Michelle Cottle
September 7, 2012

Historical Examples of kiddo

"That shows there's one thing about scouting you don't know, Kiddo," I told him.
Roy Blakeley's Camp on Wheels
Percy Keese Fitzhugh
Oh, when father says 'give the kiddo a chance,' then they let me talk.
Conversation
Mary Greer Conklin
“Welcome to our city, Kiddo,” Jimmie said in his throat, but nobody heard him.
Turn About Eleanor
Ethel M. Kelley
Theres fun in doing anything if you set out to like it, kiddo.
Full-Back Foster
Ralph Henry Barbour
Ive played tackle, kiddo, and I know what a guys up against.
Full-Back Foster
Ralph Henry Barbour

Word Origin and History for kiddo

n.

1893, familiar form of kid (n.) in the "child" sense.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper