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Dutch
Etymology
Compound of schoot (“lap”) + kind (“child”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsxoːt.kɪnt/
- Hyphenation: schoot‧kind
Noun
schootkind n (plural schootkinderen, diminutive schootkindje n)
- a small child, easy to take on an adult's lap
- a child which enjoys sitting on the lap
- (figuratively) a coddled, pampered child
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