different between kinder vs kidder

English

Etymology 1

kind +? -er

Pronunciation

• (UK) enPR: k?nd??, IPA^(key): /?ka?nd?/
• (US) enPR: k?nd??r, IPA^(key): /?ka?nd?/
• Rhymes: -a?nd?(r)

Adjective

kinder

1. comparative form of kind: more kind

Etymology 2

Adverb

kinder (not comparable)

1. Alternative form of kinda
   • 1882, James Jackson, Tom Terror, the Outlaw:

     I told ’im to give you the strings last night, but I’m kinder glad thet Rosebud interfered an’ saved yer life.

Etymology 3

From German Kinder (“children”), sometimes via Yiddish ??????? (kinder, “children”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) enPR: k?nd??, IPA^(key): /?k?nd?/
• (US) enPR: k?nd??r, IPA^(key): /?k?nd?/

Noun

kinder pl (plural only)

1. (chiefly humorous or in German or Yiddish contexts) Children.
   • 2008 December 31, Al Scaduto, They'll Do It Every Time (newspaper comic):

     But - let wifey leave him with the kinder while out shopping...

   • 2010, Beth Rubin, Frommer's Washington D.C. with Kids, John Wiley & Sons ?ISBN:

     Of special interest to the kinder are The Children's Place, Baby Gap, Gap Kids and Gap, Gymboree, The Limited, America!, and the Sweet Factory.

   • 2012, Charlotte Druckman, Skirt Steak: Women Chefs on Standing the Heat and Staying in the Kitchen, Chronicle Books ?ISBN, page 192:

     Do note, as Goin mentions, this is a policy better implemented when the kinder are well past infancy.

2. (Philippines) another term for kindergarten.

Anagrams

• Kidner, drinke, kidren, kinred, red ink

Danish

Noun

kinder c

1. indefinite plural of kind

Swedish

Noun

kinder

1. indefinite plural of kind

Tatar

Noun

kinder

1. cannabis

English

Etymology 1

kid +? -er

Noun

kidder (plural kidders)

1. One who kids, or teases light-heartedly.
2. (Britain, Liverpudlian) A term of endearment/address for a child or young adult, usually male.
3. (archaic) A forestaller or huckster.

Etymology 2

From Kidderminster.

Noun

kidder (plural kidders)

1. (informal) A kidderminster (carpet)

Anagrams

• dirked