Kindchen

German

Etymology

Kind +‎ -chen

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɪntçən/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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• Hyphenation: Kind‧chen

Noun

Kindchen n (strong, genitive Kindchens, plural Kinderchen or Kindchen)

1. diminutive of Kind

Usage notes

• The plural Kinderchen is more common than unchanged Kindchen. (This is an exceptional case: other plurals with an infixed -er-, such as Lämmerchen, are less common than the respective unchanged form.)

Declension

Declension of Kindchen [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Kindchen	die	Kinderchen, Kindchen
genitive	eines	des	Kindchens	der	Kinderchen, Kindchen
dative	einem	dem	Kindchen	den	Kinderchen, Kindchen
accusative	ein	das	Kindchen	die	Kinderchen, Kindchen

Further reading

• “Kindchen” in Duden online
• “Kindchen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache