KIDDY

kiddy, kiddie

(noun) informal term for a young child

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

kiddy (plural kiddies)

Alternative spelling of kiddie

Adjective

kiddy (not comparable)

Alternative spelling of kiddie

Verb

kiddy (third-person singular simple present kiddies, present participle kiddying, simple past and past participle kiddied)

(archaic) To kid; to hoax or tease.

But some of the Swell Mob, on the occasion of this Derby that I refer to, so far kiddied us as to hire a horse and shay; start away from London by Whitechapel, and miles round; come into Epsom from the opposite direction; […]

Etymology

Proper noun

Kiddy

A surname.

Source: Wiktionary


Kid"dy, v. t.

Definition: To deceive; to outwit; to hoax. [Slang] Dickens.

Kid"dy, n.

Definition: A young fellow; formerly, a low thief. [Slang, Eng.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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