kinderziekte

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From kind +‎ ziekte.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɪn.dərˌzik.tə/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: kin‧der‧ziek‧te

Noun[edit]

kinderziekte f (plural kinderziekten or kinderziektes, diminutive kinderziektetje n)

  1. childhood disease
  2. (figuratively) teething troubles; a problem that arises with something new and relatively unfamiliar or untested, which is expected to be fixed once the thing in question becomes more mature, stable and better understood

Descendants[edit]

  • Afrikaans: kindersiekte