kiddy
[ˈkʰɪɾi]noun, adjective
kiddy is spelled K-I-D-D-Y: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 56,108th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, kiddy means “A small kid (young goat)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of kiddy is kiddies.
How many letters and syllables are in kiddy?
| Letters | 5: K-I-D-D-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 56,108th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is kiddy?
Kiddy appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 56,108th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce kiddy?
- /ˈkɪdi/
- US [ˈkʰɪɾi]
- [ˈkʰɘɾiː]
Kiddy has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-kiddy.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of kiddy
- kiddies plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- kiddying participle, present
- kiddied participle, past
- kiddier comparative
- kiddiest superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does kiddy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A small kid (young goat).
- 2
colloquialAlternative spelling of kiddie (“a child”).
- 3
archaicslangA man, a fellow; a person.
- 4
UKobsoleteslangA low thief.
adjective
- 1
informalChildish.
verb
- 1
archaicTo kid; to hoax or tease.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does kiddy come from?
From kid + -y.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).