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cowkid

cowkid noun: a child who is a cowboy or cowgirl.

Noun

cowkid (plural cowkids)

  1. (informal) A child who is a cowboy or cowgirl.
    • Every little cowkid’s dream is to have all the gear under the tree Christmas morning. Cowboy cuffs $19.00, gun and holster $49.00, spurs with straps $24.00, and child’s belt $19.50.1997 November/December, American Cowboy, page 86
    • Now here’s a big pet! Or, more likely, the horse belonged to a traveling photographer who knew how to entice parents to part with some cash. We know little of the subjects, but the educated guess is it’s a Northfield scene in about 1900. Ride ’em, cowkids.2010, Peg Meier, Wishing for a Snow Day: Growing Up in Minnesota, Minnesota Historical Society Press, →ISBN, page 51
    Synonyms:
    cowchild

Synonyms of cowkid

Forms of cowkid

pluralcowkids

Origin of cowkid

From cow + kid, after cowboy and cowgirl.

Questions about cowkid

What does cowkid mean?
Cowkid means a child who is a cowboy or cowgirl.
What part of speech is cowkid?
Cowkid is a noun.
What is the plural of cowkid?
The plural of cowkid is cowkids.

Words near cowkid in the dictionary

  1. cowitch
  2. cowives
  3. cowjuice
  4. cowkeeper
  5. cowkeepers
  6. cowkid
  7. cowkids
  8. cowkind
  9. cowkini
  10. cowl
  11. cowl flap

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