pleegkind

Dutch (Brabantic)

noun
Definitions
  • A foster child, which is neither biological nor adoptive offspring but raised rather as if, temporarily or indefinitely

Etymology

Compound from Dutch, Flemish plegen (care for, commit, bedrive, practice) + Dutch, Flemish kind (child, children).

Origin

Dutch (Brabantic)

kind

Gloss

child, children

Concept
Semantic Field

Kinship

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

子, 児

Emoji
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