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Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch cnāpe, from Old Dutch cnapo, from Proto-West Germanic *knappō.
Pronunciation
Noun
knaap m (plural knapen, diminutive knaapje n)
- boy, usually adolescent
- (by extension) any human male, regardless of age
1982, Rubberen Robbie, Meneer Tarzan:
- (chiefly in compounds) a servant, helper
- a big one, whopper, said of a creature or an object
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