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单词 kidult
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Definition of kidult in English:

kidult

noun ˈkɪdʌltkiˈdəlt
informal
  • 1An adult with childish tastes.

    〈非正式〉趣味幼稚的成人

    Example sentencesExamples
    • But this movie collapses the distinction, suggesting that all thirtysomething women pine to be tweenie kidults.
    • No, the awful truth is that we have become a nation of kidults: adults who think, and behave, like children.
    • Today's teenagers are acting older younger, it is the age of the kidult.
    • I suspect Ronnie is targeted at the kidult market - that strange hybrid of childish minds inhabiting grown-up bodies.
    • Yes, kidults, because while I don't doubt that these books have their appropriately aged readers, the fact is that what's made them such a publishing sensation are their garnering of much older fans as well.
    1. 1.1mass noun, often as modifier A genre of television programmes, films, or games intended to appeal to both children and adults.
      〈非正式〉儿童及成人都适合的电视节目(或影片、录像、游戏);童成节目;童成片;童成游戏
      high-tech kidult entertainment

      高科技童成娱乐。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • Iorek Byrnison the Bear-King is the real hero of modern kidult fiction.
      • It seemed very contrived to go after the kidult audience.
      • The popularity of Harry Potter and the consequent development of the so-called kidult market often leads us to forget that children need and want different things from a film.

Origin

1960s: blend of kid1 and adult.

Definition of kidult in US English:

kidult

nounkiˈdəlt
informal
  • An adult with childish tastes.

    〈非正式〉趣味幼稚的成人

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Today's teenagers are acting older younger, it is the age of the kidult.
    • No, the awful truth is that we have become a nation of kidults: adults who think, and behave, like children.
    • I suspect Ronnie is targeted at the kidult market - that strange hybrid of childish minds inhabiting grown-up bodies.
    • Yes, kidults, because while I don't doubt that these books have their appropriately aged readers, the fact is that what's made them such a publishing sensation are their garnering of much older fans as well.
    • But this movie collapses the distinction, suggesting that all thirtysomething women pine to be tweenie kidults.

Origin

1960s: blend of kid and adult.

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