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/ˈkɪdoʊ/ · noun
(US, Australia, New Zealand, Philippines) A close friend; especially used as a form of address..
Okay, kiddo, I gotta run.
“Hey, Rick.” “Oh, hey, kiddo. How's your Saturday?” “You know, super chill. W-W-Whatcha doin'?” “Eh, nothing adventurous. You know that race of Underground Dwelling Cannibal Horse People that we're always fighting?” “Yeah, the CHUDs. W-W-What about 'em? “Well, don't tell anybody, but I'm working on a bioweapon to use against them, so I got this barrel of horse semen from your mom's hospital and I'm just gonna, you know, subject it to some otherworldly forces.”
The books say it's normal. Toddlers often stop napping around this age, and the average amount of sleep needed by a two-year-old is between nine and thirteen hours. My kiddo cuts logs for twelve hours at a stretch, so she's plenty rested.
Use kiddo when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Kiddo means (US, Australia, New Zealand, Philippines) A close friend; especially used as a form of address..
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Okay, kiddo, I gotta run.
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