pleegkind

Dutch

Etymology

From plegen (“to care for”) +‎ kind (“child”).

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: pleeg‧kind

Noun

pleegkind n (plural pleegkinderen, diminutive pleegkindje n)

  1. A foster child, which is neither biological nor adoptive offspring but raised rather as if, temporarily or indefinitely
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