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Dutch
Etymology
From kinder (“child”, compounding form of kind) + moord (“murder”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɪn.dərˌmoːrt/
- Hyphenation: kin‧der‧moord
Noun
kindermoord f (plural kindermoorden, diminutive kindermoordje n)
- infanticide
Zeer lang, lang geleê in Bethlehem / een onoog'lijk herdersoord / vond eene historie plaets / der baring en kindermoord.- A long time ago, in Bethlehem / a tiny shepherds' town / occurred a tale of childbirth and / the massacre of the innocents.