kiddie table

Pint-sized dining spot

A kiddie table is a small table where children sit at family gatherings, separate from the adults.

The term often appears figuratively for any situation where someone is excluded from serious proceedings or treated as insufficiently mature: After that mistake, they put me back at the kiddie table.

Also *kids' table*.

furniture

child-sized

Scaled for young ones

place setting · paper plates · sippy cups · portable · lightweight · colorful

childhood

nostalgia

Longing for the past

playdates · crayons · storytime · naptime · cartoons · playground · bedtime stories · kindergarten · preschool · birthday parties

playful

giggles

Short, silly laughs

mess · spills · laughter · rowdy · noisy · wiggly · restless · games · distractions · kicking

exclusion

relegated

Assigned lower rank

overflow · second-tier · peripheral · left out · not ready · rite of passage · graduation · promotion · aged out · waiting

figurative

inexperienced

Lacking practical knowledge

minor league · not ready · unqualified · entry-level · trainee · novice · apprentice · second-string · proving ground · learning

Opposites
social/hierarchical status at gatherings

kiddie tablehead table

Primary seating for honorees

VIP table · high table · captain's table · top table · inner circle

furniture formality/scale

kiddie tabledining table

Furniture for seated meals

banquet table · conference table

Family

kiddie, table, kids, kiddies, tables, tabled, tabling, tabular, tabulate

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G