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kind.

child, kid, non-adult human

4 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/kɪnt/
  1. child, kid, non-adult human

    neuter
    Hij heeft als kind leren schaatsen.
  2. first-degree descendant, still a minor or irrespective of age

    neuter
    Mijn kinderen zijn intussen allemaal volwassen.
  3. product of influence, breeding etc.

    figuratively · neuter
    Deze kunstwerken zijn een kind van de moderne kunstbeweging.
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch kint, from Old Dutch kint, from Proto-West Germanic *kind (“offspring”), from Proto-Germanic *kindą (“offspring”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁tóm (“that which is produced, that which is given birth to”), related to *ǵn̥h₁tós (“produced, given birth”), from *ǵenh₁- (“to produce, to give birth”).

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