What is a Palindrome? List of Palindromes for Kids

Unsure what a palindrome is? Then you’re in the right place, learn everything you need to know about palindromes here with this list of palindromes for kids.

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What is a palindrome?

A palindrome is a word, name, phrase, or sequence of numbers that is spelled the same frontwards and backward.

The word palindrome comes from the Greek word palin meaning “again (of time)” and dromos meaning way, or direction (of place).

There are many phrases, words, names, places, and numbers that are palindromes.   

Common Words
Civic
Level
Minim
Mom
Noon
Radar
Refer
Reviver
Rotor
Tenet
Solos
Stats
Wow
 
Names
Ava
Anna
Bob
Otto
Hannah
 
 
Places
Glenelg      Suburb located in South Australia
KanakanakNeighborhood located in Dillingham Alaska
KinikinikSmall community located in Western Larimer County Colorado
NavanTown located in Meath, Ireland
NeuquenCity located in Argentina
Ward DrawLocated in Lawrence County South Dakota
Phrase or Multi-word
Taco Cat
Race Car
I did, did I
Top Spot
Was it a car or a cat I saw
Never odd or even
Borrow or rob

 Palindrome Numbers 

There are many sequences of numbers that are palindromic.  Any phrase of numbers that are the same when written from back to front or front to back are palindromic.  

Palindromic primes are prime numbers (a number greater than 1 that only has a multiple of 1 and itself) that are also palindromic

Palindrome Numbers
20302
10801
24542
56865
73037
84048
11011
55055
74047
 
Palindromic Prime Numbers
131
313
181
191
353
727
757
787