kiddie table | Idiomator

Meaning: (informal)At family events, thedining tablewhere children are seated together, separate from the table(s) reserved for adults.2014November 28, Angie Aguila, “Miami Springs Baptist Church hosts Thanksgiving Dinner”, inMiami Herald, retrieved30 October 2015:Children gathered at thekiddie tableand adults enjoyed conversation and, of course, everyone enjoyed the turkey dinner.; (idiomatic,sarcastic,oftenpolitics)Thegatheringplace,forum, orvenueassigned to lessprominentor lesscapableparticipantsin an event.2011January 10, Jessica Shaw, “Kid-music star Justin Roberts talks about his Grammy nomination”, inEntertainment, retrieved30 October 2015:EW: You’re nominated for the Best Album for Children. Does that mean you have to sit at akiddie table?JR: We are relegated to a pre-televised ceremony.2014October 11,Tony Burman, “Five lessons from the war against Islamic State”, inToronto Star, Canada, retrieved30 October 2015:After failing in 2003 to drag Canada into a disastrous war in Iraq, Stephen Harper has achieved it in 2014. And he will sleep better knowing that, when he next dines with the American president and fellow NATO leaders, he won’t be relegated to thekiddie table.2015July 30, Sean Illing, “Fox News and the “batsh*t bump””, inSalon, retrieved30 October 2015:Organized by Fox News, the main stage, prime-time debate will involve only the candidates polling in the top 10. According to the most recent numbers, Trump, Bush and Walker are leading the way, with everyone else competing closely for the remaining slots — and to avoid the afternoonkiddie tabledebate.2015October 6, Ola Skudlarska, “How You Get The Girl”, inThe Strand, Canada: Victoria University, retrieved30 October 2015:As if men have not already been the dominating voice in “serious” music, leaving women to thekiddie tableof pop.

Examples:

EN: I can't believe I have to sit at the kiddie table.
ES: No puedo creer que me este en la mesa de los niños.
EN: The kiddie table.
ES: Sin dramas.
ES: En la mesa de los niños.
ES: La mesa de los niños.
EN: Come on, he belongs at the kiddie table.
ES: - Le gustan los niños, ¿no?
EN: Guess we're at the kiddie table.
ES: Nos toca en la mesa de los niños.
EN: You make me look like I'm at the kiddie table.
ES: Mi hiciste ver como si estuviera en una mesa de niños.
EN: I do not eat at the kiddie table.
ES: No voy a comer en la mesa de los niños.
EN: -Go sit at the kiddie table!
ES: - ¡Ve a la mesa de los niños!
EN: Here you are, right trying to clean up their mess and they still wanna sit you at the kiddie table.
ES: Aquí estás tú tratando de limpiar su desastre y te siguen tratando como a un niño.
EN: I would point out that I am at the top of my profession while you preside over the kiddie table of yours.
ES: Remarco que estoy en la cima de mi profesión, mientras usted preside la mesa de los niños de la suya.
EN: Last time I was at your house was Christmas, and even then, Paulie made me sit at the fucking kiddie table.
ES: La última vez que estuve en tu casa fue por Navidad e incluso entonces, Paulie me hizo sentarme en la puta mesa de los niños
EN: Instead of languishing at the kiddie table, we'll be mixing up on futons with frat boys.
ES: En lugar de languidecer en la mesa de los niñitos, vamos a meternos en futones con chicos universitarios.
EN: And most importantly, couples will learn how to stop loving small learning to feast at the banquet table of love, as opposed to the kiddie table.
ES: "Las parejas aprenden a amar sin prejuicios." "Y a comer en la mesa de la fiesta de amor en lugar de la mesa de los niños." Es muy bueno.
EN: Oh it is so good. I don't want to be at the kiddie table of love anymore.
ES: No me sentaré más en la mesa de los niños.
EN: So sit quiet at the kiddie table and know the adults are taking care of things.
ES: Así que siéntate calladita en la mesa de los niños y mira cómo los adultos se ocupan de las cosas.
EN: You got to get up from the kiddie table.
ES: Tienes que levantarte de la mesa de los niños.

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