Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kidman

/kˈɪdmən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.87 in modern English

Syllables: kid-man
IPA: /kˈɪdmən/

13

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname originating as an occupation.

Etymology

From kid + -man, an occupational surname for a goatherd or someone in charge of young livestock.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: kid

Inflected Forms

Kidmans (plural)

Rhymes With

fridman widmann widman sidman

Questions

How do you pronounce kidman?: The recorded pronunciation is /kˈɪdmən/.
What does kidman mean?: A surname originating as an occupation.
Where does kidman come from?: From kid + -man, an occupational surname for a goatherd or someone in charge of young livestock.

How to pronounce kidman

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