kidult

American  

[ki-duhlt] / kɪˈdʌlt /

noun

Informal.

1. adultescent.

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kidult British  

/ ˈkɪdʌlt /

noun

1. an adult who is interested in forms of entertainment such as computer games, television programmes, etc that are intended for children

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adjective

1. aimed at or suitable for kidults, or both children and adults

Etymology

Origin of kidult

First recorded in 1985–90; kid ¹ + (ad)ult

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Example Sentences

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kidult

So how does Chuck’s Arcade plan to reach the kidult?

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2025

"The popularity of Sonny Angel and Jellycat illustrates the growing kidult trend," says Susannah Streeter, head of money and markets at Hargreaves Lansdown, who has covered the retail sector for many years.

From BBC ● Feb. 8, 2025

Some focus on the blurring of distinctions: kidult, infomercial.

From The Guardian ● Mar. 25, 2016

Merriam isn’t going that far, but it is posting reader submissions on its Open Dictionary page—planking, kidult, conflict mineral—and adding some of them to the New Words queue.

From Slate ● Jan. 12, 2015

In recent decades, as the kidult, media-saturated generations raised since the '70s have grown in consumption power and produced their own offspring, the polarity of animated films has gradually but decisively shifted.

From Salon ● Mar. 3, 2011

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