Kinderstube
/ˈkɪndɐˌʃtuːbə/
die
noun
C1
der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Meaning
Similar words
An older word for the same room, but it took on a life of its own: eine gute Kinderstube haben means "to be well brought up" — the room's name became an idiom for the upbringing received there. Kinderzimmer stayed literal.
Practice
1 What does Kinderstube mean?
nursery (old-fashioned); upbringing (figurative)
2 Fill the gap: Er hat eine gute ___ genossen.
Full sentence: Er hat eine gute Kinderstube genossen. (He had a good upbringing.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches Kinderstube?
Kinderstube: neutral register, academic frequency, medical domain, neutral connotation.
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