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German
Etymology
Sorge + -n- + Kind
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈzɔʁɡn̩ˌkɪnt/, /ˈzɔʁɡŋ̩ˌkɪnt/
Noun
Sorgenkind n (strong, genitive Sorgenkindes or Sorgenkinds, plural Sorgenkinder)
- problem child
1924, Thomas Mann, Der Zauberberg , volume 1, Berlin: S. Fischer, page 519:Der Bedeutendere, aber auch der Gefährdetere sind Sie. Sie sind, wenn ich mich so ausdrücken darf, ein Sorgenkind des Lebens, – man muß sich um Sie kümmern. Übrigens haben Sie mir erlaubt, mich um Sie zu kümmern.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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