Polyglot Dictionary

Einzelkind

/ˈaɪ̯ntsl̩ˌkɪnt/

das noun B1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
Einzelkinder

Meaning

  1. only child

    Built from einzeln (single) + Kind (child).

    • Sie ist ein Einzelkind.

      She is an only child.

N Category Person Concreteness Concrete Animacy Animate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • einzeln single
  • Kind child

Similar words

Similar in other languages

French

enfant unique

enfant unique is the French word for the same thing — both mean "only child."

Practice

1 What does Einzelkind mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sie ist ein ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Einzelkind?

nouncompound

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