kiddy

== English == === Etymology === From kid + -y. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkɪdi/ (US, Canada) IPA(key): [ˈkʰɪɾi] (New Zealand) IPA(key): [ˈkʰɘɾiː] Rhymes: -ɪdi Homophone: kitty (US, Canada, New Zealand) === Noun === kiddy (plural kiddies) A small kid (young goat). (colloquial) Alternative spelling of kiddie (“a child”). (slang, now rare) A man, a fellow; a person. (obsolete, UK, slang) A low thief. ==== Derived terms ==== kiddyish kiddy pool === Verb === kiddy (third-person singular simple present kiddies, present participle kiddying, simple past and past participle kiddied) (archaic) To kid; to hoax or tease. === Adjective === kiddy (comparative kiddier, superlative kiddiest) (informal) Childish. === References === (man or boy; thief): 1873, John Camden Hotten, The Slang Dictionary