kopvoeter

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Dutch

Een kopvoeter getekend door een vierjarig kind. — A tadpole person drawn by a four-year-old child.

Etymology

From kop (“head”) +‎ voet (“foot”) +‎ -er. Compare German Kopffüßler and rare English headfooter.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɔpˌfu.tər/
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  • Hyphenation: kop‧voe‧ter

Noun

kopvoeter m (plural kopvoeters, diminutive kopvoetertje n)

  1. a tadpole person, headfooter: a primitive human figure drawn with the legs directly attached to the head, especially as drawn by small children
    Synonym: koppoter

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