as in kid
a young person who is between infancy and adulthood
let's go out to a restaurant where there won't be any screaming kiddos running around
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Recent Examples of kiddo
For those with kiddos (or who are kids at heart themselves), Circus City Alpacas is an ideal stop.
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Iona Brannon, Travel + Leisure, 9 Jan. 2026
Dozens of Morton Grove kiddos helped to ring in the New Year about 12 hours before the calendar change, blowing noisemakers and squealing with excitement as balloons were released to celebrate the move into 2026.
—Pioneer Press, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
The Osprey Talon 6 was my go-to pack for short hikes with my kiddo, trail running sessions, and even mountain bike rides.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside, 25 Dec. 2025
Initially, the basement was going to be a space for the Martin children — but the kiddos weren’t having it.
—Lennie Omalza, Louisville Courier Journal, 11 Dec. 2025
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Iona Brannon, Travel + Leisure, 9 Jan. 2026
Dozens of Morton Grove kiddos helped to ring in the New Year about 12 hours before the calendar change, blowing noisemakers and squealing with excitement as balloons were released to celebrate the move into 2026.
—Pioneer Press, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
The Osprey Talon 6 was my go-to pack for short hikes with my kiddo, trail running sessions, and even mountain bike rides.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside, 25 Dec. 2025
Initially, the basement was going to be a space for the Martin children — but the kiddos weren’t having it.
—Lennie Omalza, Louisville Courier Journal, 11 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for kiddo
Recent Examples of Synonyms for kiddo
Noun
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That money is reserved for kids who live in ZIP codes with a median family income of $150,000 or less and who won't get the $1,000 seed money from the Treasury.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
29 Jan. 2026
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But the dead kid’s eyes held her to the corner of 110th.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
Noun
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According to Kendall Seymour, the father of three of the children, the family did not realize the kids were missing until days after they had already been taken overseas.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
31 Jan. 2026
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These and other groceries would be distributed to families who’d been too afraid to send their children to school in the weeks since an influx of agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement began operations in the city, in December.—
Emily Witt,
New Yorker,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Kiddo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kiddo. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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