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# How to pronounce "kidult" in English

## Pronunciation & Phonetics

- **IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet)**: `/ˈkɪd.ʌlt/`
- **Syllable Breakdown**: **ki·dult**
- **Parts of Speech**: noun, adjective
- **NOUN**: An adult who participates in youth culture and activities traditionally intended for children.
- **ADJECTIVE**: Of or relating to kidults.
  - *Example*: "Organizational methods appear significantly more frequently in kidult programs, next most frequently in adult programs, and least frequently in children's programs. Escape methods appear most frequently in adult programs with kidult and children's programs about equal."

## Real-Life Native Speaker Examples (2 Video Clips)

Listen to native speakers pronounce "kidult" in real conversation:

### Example 1
> "Researchers call the 20s an extended adolescence. Journalists coin silly nicknames for twentysomethings like "twixters" and "kidults." It's true! As a culture, we have trivialized what is actually the defining decade of adulthood."
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 5:20](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhhgI4tSMwc&t=320s)

### Example 2
> "That multigenerational aspect that I was sharing, that helped us to understand that teens and adults were a real target market for us. And we happened to figure that out right at the beginning of a trend called "kidulting." Yeah, that's a real thing. And so we doubled the teen and adult business that is now 40 percent of our sales."
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 6:30](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bej0gPnHoTY&t=390s)


## Related Words & Synonyms

- **Synonyms**: [adultescent](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/adultescent), [adultolescent](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/adultolescent), [rejuvenile](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/rejuvenile)
- **Nearby Vocabulary**: [kiddle](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/kiddle), [kiddly](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/kiddly), [kidlet](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/kidlet), [kidlit](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/kidlit), [kidly](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/kidly), [kid](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/kid), [kidang](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/kidang), [kidcom](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/kidcom)

## Frequently Asked Questions

### How do you pronounce "kidult" correctly?
"kidult" is pronounced `/ˈkɪd.ʌlt/`. Syllable breakdown: **ki·dult**.

### What does "kidult" mean in context?
An adult who participates in youth culture and activities traditionally intended for children.

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