# kidder

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #48,308

## Definitions
1. One who kids, or teases light-heartedly.
2. A term of endearment/address for a child or young adult, usually male.
3. A forestaller or huckster.

## Etymology
From kid + -er.

## Easily confused with
- **kiddo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kidder-vs-kiddo)
- **killer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kidder-vs-killer)
- **kidney** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kidder-vs-kidney)
- **kinder** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kidder-vs-kinder)
- **kiddie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kidder-vs-kiddie)
- **Kiefer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kidder-vs-kiefer)
- **kisser** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kidder-vs-kisser)
- **Kimber** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kidder-vs-kimber)
- **kicker** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kicker-vs-kidder)

## Common misspellings (7)
`ikdder`, `kdider`, `kidderr`, `kiddre`, `kidedr`, `kider`, `kkidder`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/kidder