kidsy

Definitions

Designed for or primarily aimed at children.

informal

Examples

“The elementary school has multiple opportunities for parents to do something tangible, for example “making materials, helping to put⟳ the activities together, the physical assistance, whereas in middle school they don't do all the charts and the bulletin boards and the kidsy activities” (Interview, teacher).”

“On a pinboard filled with cute, kidsy designs, mine is dark, dangerous and downright scary. I have⟳ drawn a shipwrecked boat, with dark waves crashing around it. Pirates are swinging on to the wreck, waving their swords about.”

“The pumpkins appeared cute in a kidsy way. I seemed suddenly too old for that. My feet skid-kissed loose gravel as I ran serpentine through wet⟳ alleys, certain I was headed first to jail, then to hell. Gill never got his chance.”

““[…]How about one of those kidsy adventure shorts?” Roddy rolled his eyes. Tossing the remote to a startled Esper, who juggled it before grabbing hold⟳, he slipped down from the couch. “Knock⟳ yourselves out. I'll go find⟳ some work⟳ to do.””

“And yet her interest⟳ in kidsy picture books hadn't abated either. Just looking at her read⟳ always put⟳ a spring⟳ in my step.”

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