Polyglot Dictionary

Sorgenkind

/ˈzɔʁɡn̩ˌkɪnt/

das 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

Forms

plural
Sorgenkinder

Meaning

  1. problem child

    Built from Sorge (worry) + Kind (child).

    • Er ist mein Sorgenkind.

      He is my problem child.

N Category Person Concreteness Concrete Animacy Animate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Sorge worry
  • Kind child

Practice

1 What does Sorgenkind mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er ist mein ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Sorgenkind?

nouncompound

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