bevrijdingskind

Dutch

Etymology

From bevrijding (“liberation”) +‎ -s- +‎ kind (“child”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bəˈvrɛi̯.dɪŋsˌkɪnt/
• Hyphenation: be‧vrij‧dings‧kind

Noun

bevrijdingskind n (plural bevrijdingskinderen or bevrijdingskinders, diminutive bevrijdingskindje n or bevrijdingskindertje n)

1. (Netherlands) a child born not long after the liberation of the Netherlands at the end of World War II, as the result of sexual relations between Dutch women and Allied soldiers (usually raised by single Dutch mothers)