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Kleinkind
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kleinkind
German
Etymology
de :af klein<t:small> Kind<t:child>
From de klein Kind small child.
Pronunciation
de /ˈklaɪ̯nˌkɪnt/
de De-Kleinkind.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
n,(e)s,er
child under six years old, pre-school-age child
de Kleinstkind Wickelkind Säugling Neugeborenes Baby Bébé
Usage notes
Can often be translated toddler, but the German is broader in application, as it includes both infants under 1 year old and children between 3 and 5 years old, who are generally not called toddlers in English but preschoolers.
Declension
n,(e)s,er
Further reading
de
de Children