schoothond
Dutch
Etymology
Germanic: schoot (“lap”) + hond (“hond”): (cognate with hound)
Pronunciation
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: schoot‧hond
Noun
schoothond m (plural schoothonden, diminutive schoothondje n)
- (literally) A lapdog, canine pet which is small and/or excessively cuddled
- (figuratively) A human, (nearly) willless 'pet' or flunky
Related terms
- schootkind n
- schootzoonm
- voorschoot m, n
- hondenleven n
- jachthond m
- waakhond m
This article is issued from
Wiktionary.
The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike.
Additional terms may apply for the media files.