Pidgin is a simplified language that develops between two or more groups who do not share a common language, as contrasted to a Creole language, a full language with native speakers, often originating from a Pidgin language.

Pidgin may also refer to:

One of several particular languages commonly called "Pidgin":

Betawi language, an Austronesian language native to Jakarta, Indonesia

Cameroonian Pidgin English or Kamtok, spoken in the North West and South West of Cameroon

Chinook Jargon, a pidgin trade language originating from the Pacific Northwest of North America

Liberian English, the Liberian descendant of West African Pidgin English

Nigerian Pidgin, a creole language spoken as a lingua franca across Nigeria

...or any of a large number of additional languages, see Pidgin § List of notable pidgins

Pidgin (software), an instant messaging client formerly known as Gaim

Pidgin code, a mixture of several programming languages in the same program