Dutch

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Etymology

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From kind +‎ ziekte.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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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

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  • Afrikaans: kindersiekte