Kleinkind

See also: kleinkind

German

Etymology

From klein (“small”) +‎ Kind (“child”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈklaɪ̯nˌkɪnt/
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Noun

Kleinkind n (strong, genitive Kleinkindes or Kleinkinds, plural Kleinkinder)

child under six years old, pre-school-age child
Hyponyms: 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

Declension of Kleinkind [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Kleinkind	die	Kleinkinder
genitive	eines	des	Kleinkindes, Kleinkinds	der	Kleinkinder
dative	einem	dem	Kleinkind, Kleinkinde¹	den	Kleinkindern
accusative	ein	das	Kleinkind	die	Kleinkinder

¹Now rare, see notes.