Kleinkind
See also: kleinkind
German
editEtymology
editFrom klein (“small”) + Kind (“child”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editKleinkind n (strong, genitive Kleinkindes or Kleinkinds, plural Kleinkinder)
- child under six years old, pre-school-age child
- Hyponyms: Kleinstkind, Wickelkind, Säugling, Neugeborenes, Baby, Bébé
Usage notes
editCan often be translated “toddler”, but the German is broader in application, as it includes both infants under 1 year old and children between 3 and 5 years old, who are generally not called toddlers in English but preschoolers.
Declension
editDeclension of Kleinkind [neuter, strong]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | das | Kleinkind | die | Kleinkinder |
genitive | eines | des | Kleinkindes, Kleinkinds | der | Kleinkinder |
dative | einem | dem | Kleinkind, Kleinkinde1 | den | Kleinkindern |
accusative | ein | das | Kleinkind | die | Kleinkinder |
1Now rare, see notes.
Further reading
edit- “Kleinkind” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Kleinkind” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Kleinkind” in Duden online
- Kleinkind on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de