by Jisoocanoodle May 7, 2022

iPad kid is a new term used to describe a vast majority of Gen Alpha. The term is used to call some addicted to their iPads. A general iPad kid is a Gen Alpha who spends all day on their iPad playing the hit game ROBLOX or addicted to watching brain-rot Youtube shorts.
by a_guy521 August 22, 2024

This term "iPad addict" refers to people bearing the traits of iPad kids, e.g. being addicted to screen devices like iPads. But, this term encompasses wider age groups, from children, teenagers, to adults.
My brother is such an iPad addict; he can spend hours scrolling through videos and playing games, just like the kids we used to see at the park.
by Emotional Cruiser September 19, 2025

A dangerous disease which infects small children typically between the ages of two and ten. Symptoms include brain rot, lack of situational awareness, loud voice, and disgusting habits.
An iPad Kid is created after giving and iPad to an offspring immediately after exiting the womb. It is typically done to avoid raising the child or to distract from the divorce. Once the child reaches the age of four, the disease develops more symptoms which can manifest in a few ways. Inability to look away from iPad. Eats while watching YouTube at full volume alone or with company. Lack of motor skills. Restricted diet.
Signs of an iPad Kid:
-iPad/tablet with the child at all times. It will typically be encased in a comically large protective case, however will still somehow be cracked. It will have gunk (snot, boogers, feces, etc.) coating half the screen.
-Inability to consume anything other than dino nuggets, mac & cheese, or ice cream.
-upon removal of their iPad, they will immediately begin screaming & crying.
-Extreme stupidity; kindergarten dropout.
Upon witnessing any of these symptoms, please remain a safe distance away to avoid the pathogen.
An iPad Kid is created after giving and iPad to an offspring immediately after exiting the womb. It is typically done to avoid raising the child or to distract from the divorce. Once the child reaches the age of four, the disease develops more symptoms which can manifest in a few ways. Inability to look away from iPad. Eats while watching YouTube at full volume alone or with company. Lack of motor skills. Restricted diet.
Signs of an iPad Kid:
-iPad/tablet with the child at all times. It will typically be encased in a comically large protective case, however will still somehow be cracked. It will have gunk (snot, boogers, feces, etc.) coating half the screen.
-Inability to consume anything other than dino nuggets, mac & cheese, or ice cream.
-upon removal of their iPad, they will immediately begin screaming & crying.
-Extreme stupidity; kindergarten dropout.
Upon witnessing any of these symptoms, please remain a safe distance away to avoid the pathogen.
by trutherfr June 3, 2024

The same kid with snot crusted hands and a booger coated laptop that is missing half the keys and has to have the screen propped up bc the hinge is broken and can't be unplugged bc it dies immediately and the power cord is always hanging in midair bc it is plugged into the furthest possible outlet all while not responding to their name, contorting themselves into knots nearly falling out of their chair and making random vocalizations from time to time.
Tina: I just had to take a 20 minute tour of the swamp thing's Minecraft house.
Sam: Whose?
Tina: "The kid over there eating his own snot bubble with the YouTube volume maxed out."
Sam: "oh yeah, Jennifer's kid, total iPad kid."
Sam: Whose?
Tina: "The kid over there eating his own snot bubble with the YouTube volume maxed out."
Sam: "oh yeah, Jennifer's kid, total iPad kid."
by Don't hesitate, order today! July 5, 2022

a cat that has seen so many videos and/or games for cats that they try to tap/play with any screen they see and are no longer engaged by regular cat toys. they need to play with a screen to stay entertained, much like an iPad kid.
friend: “why is your cat pawing at your phone screen?”
me: “I showed him too many cat videos and he became an iPad cat”
me: “I showed him too many cat videos and he became an iPad cat”
by kskaps January 21, 2023

The moniker given to the country Indonesia as the country with world's highest average screen time — i.e. 6.05 hours per day throughout early 2020's, now 7 hours 38 minutes per day as of 2025. This Indonesian people's screen time is claimed to "rival that of iPad kids", hence the prefix "i-" in this slang term "iPad kid society" (meaning "the society consisting of persons who are addicted to screens") akcually stands for "Indonesia".
With everyone in Indonesia glued to their screens for over 7 hours a day, it's no wonder we call it the iPad kid society.
by Emotional Cruiser September 27, 2025
