Kindchen

German

Etymology

Kind +‎ -chen

Pronunciation

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Noun

Kindchen n (genitive Kindchens, plural Kinderchen or Kindchen)

  1. diminutive of Kind

Usage notes

  • The plural Kinderchen is more common than unchanged Kindchen. (This is an exceptional case: other plurals with infixed -er-, such as Lämmerchen, are less common than the respective unchanged form.)

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