kinderschrik

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

Compound of kind +‎ -er- +‎ schrik.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈkɪn.dərˌsxrɪk/
Hyphenation: kin‧der‧schrik

Noun edit

kinderschrik m (plural kinderschrikken)

Any kind of bogeyman used to intimidate children (typological category used by scholars of folklore). [from 19th c.]

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