Polyglot Dictionary

Nachwuchs

/ˈnaːxvuːks/

der noun B2

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

Meaning

  1. offspring, young (of animals or plants); new recruits (figurative)

    Built from Nach (after) + Wuchs (growth (from wachsen, "to grow")).

    • Die Tigerin kümmert sich liebevoll um ihren Nachwuchs.

      The tigress lovingly cares for her offspring.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Nach after
  • Wuchs growth (from wachsen, "to grow")

Practice

1 What does Nachwuchs mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die Tigerin kümmert sich liebevoll um ihren ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Nachwuchs?

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