Synonyms of kiddo

kiddo

noun

ˈki-(ˌ)dō 

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• kid
• child
• cub
• baby
• chick
• youngster
• juvenile
• teenager
• kiddie
• youth
• monkey
• bud
• youngling
• moppet
• adolescent
• toddler
• teen
• bambino
• whelp
• bairn
• sprat
• squirt
• infant
• sprout
• preschooler
• chap
• kindergartner
• newborn
• tyke
• minor
• tot
• schoolchild
• babe
• schoolkid
• neonate
• schoolboy
• whippersnapper
• schoolgirl
• hellion
• rug rat
• cherub
• lad
• weanling
• urchin
• rascal
• tween
• preteen
• nestling
• teener
• rogue
• imp
• rapscallion
• bantling
• jackanapes
• mischief
• teenybopper
• subteen
• nipper
• devil
• tomboy
• stripling
• shaver
• tad
• hoyden
• preteen-ager
• bobby-soxer

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• adult
• grown-up
• senior citizen
• elder
• oldster
• old-timer
• ancient
• middle-ager
• senior
• golden-ager

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of kiddo

The kiddos, their coaches and their families get to spend some time with the big leaguers … and then watch the game in an unusually intimate setting. — Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 21 Aug. 2026

The campaign teaches the kiddos that mayors in purple tails and top hats are not always the big bads to the animal kingdom. — Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 20 Aug. 2026

Next week, as the kiddos head back to school, be sure to pack a big water bottle. — Lauren Bostwick, CBS News, 8 Aug. 2026

This reality might produce some groans among the kiddos in your lives, but parents can revel in the fact that BTS sales abound. — Melissa Knific, Bon Appetit Magazine, 5 Aug. 2026