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Kindstod
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German
de:
Etymology
de :af Kind<t:child> -s- Tod<t:death>
de Kind -s- Tod child death
Pronunciation
de /ˈkɪntsˌtoːt/
de De-Kindstod.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
m,(e)s
cot death, crib death, sudden infant death syndrome (unexplained death of a baby, usually while sleeping)
Usage notes
Usually combined with de plötzlich sudden: plötzlicher Kindstod.
Declension
m,(e)s
Derived terms
de plötzlicher Kindstod
Further reading
de Babies Death Pathology