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Kind

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See also: kind and -kind

Bavarian

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Etymology

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From Middle High German kint, from Old High German kind, from Proto-West Germanic *kind. Cognates include German Kind and Luxembourgish Kand.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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Kind n (plural Kinder)

  1. (Vienna) child
    • 1938, Josef Weinheber, Wien wörtlich, Impression im März:
      Wårme Sunn, dås erste Pråterveigerl:
      Ållweil wieder gfreust di wiara Kind.
      Warm sun, the first violet:
      You always rejoice like a child again.
    • 2015, “Wien wort auf di [Vienna waits for you]”, performed by Granada:
      Kumm ober, du eifrig's Kind.
      Come on, you eager child.

References

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  • Maria Hornung; Sigmar Grüner (2002), “Khind”, in Wörterbuch der Wiener Mundart, 2nd edition, ÖBV & HPT
  • Petr Šubrt (2010), Wiener dialekt (master thesis), Masaryk University, page 48

German

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Kinder

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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    From Middle High German kint, from Old High German kind, from Proto-West Germanic *kind, from Proto-Germanic *kindą, *kinþą, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- (“to give birth”).

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    Noun

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    Kind n (strong, genitive Kindes or Kinds, plural Kinder, diminutive Kindchen n or Kindlein n or Kindelein n)

    1. kid; child (young person)
    2. child; offspring (person with regard to his or her parents; also a baby animal or young animal, especially as the second component in numerous compound nouns)
      Hyponym: Kleinkind
      Er war das zweitgeborene Kind in der Familie. ― He was the second-born child in the family.
      Er ist das Kind zweier blinder Eltern. ― He is the child of two blind parents.

    Usage notes

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    • The normal plural is Kinder. The double plural Kinders (also Kinners) is colloquial and chiefly restricted to Low German areas (northern Germany). It is most often heard as a vocative, either referring to an actual group of children or figuratively: Kinders, wie die Zeit vergeht! − “Boy, how time flies!”
    • Dialectal diminutives include Kindel, Kindele, Kindl, Kindle and Kindli.
    • In German law Kind is usually defined as a person under 14 years of age,[1] while in non-German law Kind can mean a person under 18 years of age.[2] See also Jugendlicher (person under 18 years but at least 14 years old) and Minderjähriger (person under 18 years of age).

    Declension

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    Declension of Kind [neuter, strong]
    singular plural
    indef. def. noun def. noun
    nominative ein das Kind die Kinder
    genitive eines des Kindes, Kinds der Kinder
    dative einem dem Kind, Kinde1 den Kindern
    accusative ein das Kind die Kinder

    1Now rare, see notes.

    Derived terms

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    References

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    1. ^ Gesetz über die Verbreitung jugendgefährdender Schriften und Medieninhalte (GjS or GjSM) from 1985 (with changes from 1994 and 1997), §.1(4); Jugendschutzgesetz (JuSchG) from 2002 (with changes from 2013), §.1(1)
    2. ^ Übereinkommen über die Rechte des Kindes (VN-Kinderrechtskonvention or UN-Kinderrechtskonvention), Art.1

    Further reading

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    Hunsrik

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    Etymology

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    From Middle High German kint, from Old High German kind, from Proto-West Germanic *kind, from Proto-Germanic *kindą, *kinþą, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- (“to give birth”).

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /ˈkʰint/
    • Rhymes: -int
    • Syllabification: Kind

    Noun

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    Kind n (plural Kinner)

    1. kid; child
      Die Kinner kenne net schlofe. ― The children can't sleep.
      Die Kinner gehn in die Schul. ― The kids go to the school.
      Sie baad eere Kind. ― She bathes her child.

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    Further reading

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    • Boll, Piter Kehoma (2021), “Kind”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português, 3rd edition (overall work in Portuguese), Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch

    Low German

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    Etymology

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    From Middle Low German kint, from Old Saxon kind, from Proto-West Germanic *kind, from Proto-Germanic *kindą, *kinþą, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- (“to give birth”).

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    • IPA(key): /kɪnt/, [kʰɪ̃ˑntʰ], [kɪ̃ːnt]
    • Audio:(file)

    Noun

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    Kind n (plural Kinner or Kinder) (various dialects)

    Kind n (plural Kinga or Kinger, diminutive Kindke) (Low Prussian)

    Kind n (dative Kinne, plural Kinner, vocative Kinners) (Paderbornisch)

    1. (human) child
    2. offspring (person, with regard to position in a family)

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    Pennsylvania German

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    Etymology

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    From Middle High German kint, from Old High German kind, from Proto-West Germanic *kind (“child”). Cognate with Dutch kind, Latin gēns and genus.

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    Noun

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    Kind n (plural Kinner)

    1. child, kid
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