How to Pronounce "kidney"
word
/ˈkɪdni/
KID-nee
/kˈɪdni/
KID-nee
Definition
A kidney is one of the two organs in your body that clean the blood and make urine. People also use the word when talking about health problems, surgery, or organ donation.
IPA Transcription
American English
/ˈkɪdni/
British English
/kˈɪdni/
Simplified Pronunciation
US
KID-nee
UK
KID-nee
Listen in Context
The doctor said my kidneys are healthy.
She has pain near her left kidney.
A person can live with one kidney.
He had a kidney stone last year, and he says the pain was awful.