buitenbeentje

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From buitenbeens +‎ -tje.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈbœy̯.tə(n)ˌbeːn.tjə/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: bui‧ten‧been‧tje

Noun[edit]

buitenbeentje n (plural buitenbeentjes)

  1. outsider, misfit [from late 19th c.]
  2. (dated) bastard (person born out of wedlock) [from mid 19th c.]
    Synonym: bastaard