sidekick

side·kick

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [sahyd-kik]
- /ˈsaɪdˌkɪk/
- /ˈsaɪd.kɪk/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sahyd-kik]
- /ˈsaɪdˌkɪk/

Definitions of sidekick word

noun sidekick a close friend. 1
noun sidekick a confederate or assistant. 1
noun sidekick companion 1
countable noun sidekick Someone's sidekick is a person who accompanies them and helps them, and who you consider to be less intelligent or less important than the other person. 0
noun sidekick a close friend or follower who accompanies another on adventures, etc 0
noun sidekick a companion; close friend 0

See all 7 definitions of sidekick

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Origin of sidekick

First appearance:

before 1900

One of the 17% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1900-05; side1 + kick

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Parts of speech for Sidekick

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Sidekick

sidekick popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for sidekick

noun sidekick

amiga — a female friend.
amigas — a female friend.
amigo — a friend; comrade
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banana — Bananas are long curved fruit with yellow skins.

All 42 Synonyms of sidekick