Kleinkind

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German

Etymology

From klein (“small”) +‎ Kind (“child”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈklaɪ̯nˌkɪnt/
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Noun

Kleinkind n (strong, genitive Kleinkindes or Kleinkinds, plural Kleinkinder)

  1. child under six years old, pre-school-age child
    Hyponyms: Kleinstkind, Wickelkind, Säugling, Neugeborenes, Baby, Bébé

Usage notes

Can often be translated “toddler”, but the German is broader in application, as it includes both infants under 1 year old and children between 3 and 5 years old, who are generally not called toddlers in English but preschoolers.

Declension

Declension of Kleinkind
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Kleinkind die Kleinkinder
genitive eines des Kleinkindes, Kleinkinds der Kleinkinder
dative einem dem Kleinkind, Kleinkinde1 den Kleinkindern
accusative ein das Kleinkind die Kleinkinder

1Now rare, see notes.

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