Kinderarbeit

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German

Etymology

Kind +‎ -er- +‎ Arbeit

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɪndɐˌʔaʁbaɪ̯t/
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Noun

Kinderarbeit f (genitive Kinderarbeit, plural Kinderarbeiten)

  1. child labour
    • 1867, Karl Marx, Das Kapital , I: Der Produktionsprocess des Kapitals, Hamburg: Otto Meissner, pages 254–255:
      Zur Belohnung dafür, dass die Herrn Fabrikanten alle während der letzten 22 Jahre erlassnen Gesetze über Kinderarbeit aufs frechste ignorirt hatten, ward ihnen jetzt aber auch die Pille vergoldet.
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