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lapsi.

child (person who is below the age of adulthood)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈlɑpsi/[ˈlɑ̝ps̠i]
  1. child (person who is below the age of adulthood)

  2. child (daughter or son)

    Nuorin lapseni on neljänkymmenenkolmen.
  3. child (member of a religious community)

    broadly
    Jumalan lapsi
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *lapci (compare Estonian laps), probably from Proto-Uralic *lëpće (“cradle”) (compare Erzya лавсь (lavś, “cradle”), Eastern Mari лепш (ĺepš, “cradle”), Tundra Nenets ебц (yebc°, “cradle”)).

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