Etymology

苛める ‎(ijimeru, “to tease”) +‎ 子 ‎(ko, “kid”). 苛 is jukujikun (熟字訓).

Pronunciation

• (Irregular reading)
• (Tokyo) いじめっこ [ìjímékkó] (Heiban - [0])
• IPA^(key): [id͡ʑime̞k̚ko̞]