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kiddo

US/ˈkɪdoʊ/

kiddo noun: a close friend; especially used as a form of address.

kiddo: A woman holding three balloons in her hand
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Noun

kiddo (plural kiddos or kiddoes)

  1. (Australia, New Zealand, Philippines, US, colloquial, endearing) A close friend; especially used as a form of address.
    • Okay, kiddo, I gotta run.
    • “Hey, Rick.” “Oh, hey, kiddo. How's your Saturday?” “You know, super chill. W-W-Whatcha doin'?” “Eh, nothing adventurous. You know that race of Underground Dwelling Cannibal Horse People that we're always fighting?” “Yeah, the CHUDs. W-W-What about 'em? “Well, don't tell anybody, but I'm working on...2021 July 11, Nick Rutherford, “Rickdependence Spray” (1:10 from the start), in Rick and Morty, season 5, episode 4, spoken by Rick Sanchez (Justin Roiland)
  2. (Australia, New Zealand, Philippines, US, colloquial, endearing) A child.
    • The books say it's normal. Toddlers often stop napping around this age, and the average amount of sleep needed by a two-year-old is between nine and thirteen hours. My kiddo cuts logs for twelve hours at a stretch, so she's plenty rested.2008, Robin Dutton-Cookston, The Foggiest Idea: Tales of a Displaced Texan in San Francisco Mamaland, page 51

kiddo meaning in Tamil and Persian

kiddo in Tamil

நட்புச் சொல்

kiddo in Persian

close friend
ناناز، گوگولی،هانی،قند عسلم

Examples of kiddo in a sentence

  • Thank you, BBC Sherlock, for your complete and utter "cringefail" moment, as the kiddos say.
  • Claus may have a harder time hearing whether kiddos have truly been naughty or nice.
  • Hey, this isn't a social call, kiddos.

All 10 example sentences with kiddo

Forms of kiddo

pluralkiddos
pluralkiddoes

Origin of kiddo

From kid + -o; see kid (“child”).

Words that rhyme with kiddo

Questions about kiddo

What does kiddo mean?
Kiddo means a close friend; especially used as a form of address.
What is kiddo in Tamil?
Kiddo in Tamil is நட்புச் சொல். See Kiddo meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is kiddo?
Kiddo is a noun.
How do you pronounce kiddo?
Kiddo is pronounced /ˈkɪdoʊ/ (US).
What is the plural of kiddo?
The plural of kiddo is kiddos.

Words near kiddo in the dictionary

  1. kiddleywinks
  2. kiddlies
  3. kiddly
  4. kiddlywink
  5. kiddlywinks
  6. kiddo
  7. kiddoes
  8. kiddom
  9. kiddos
  10. kiddow
  11. kiddows

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: kiddo (page history and authors); kiddo (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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