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keiki

Loanword

Meaning
Hawaiian: child, kid.
Type
Loanword
Used in
Hawaii

What does “keiki” mean

A Hawaiian word for child or children, fully absorbed into the local English of Hawaii. You will see it on menus ('keiki menu'), in school signage, and in everyday parental speech across all the islands.

Where it's used

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