childierare.|ˈtʃaɪldɪ| [f. child n. + -ie, -y4, dim. suffix.] Little child; dear little child. 1863E. B. Drifting Clouds I. 90 ‘Nonsense, childie’, said Lilla, laughing.1881E. Coxon Basil Plant I. 182 ‘You needn't be so decided, childie’, said her father.