Dutch edit

Etymology edit

From kind +‎ ziekte.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɪn.dərˌzik.tə/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: kin‧der‧ziek‧te

Noun edit

kinderziekte f (plural kinderziekten or kinderziektes, diminutive kinderziektetje n)

  1. childhood disease
  2. (figuratively) teething troubles; a problem that arises with something new and relatively unfamiliar or untested, which is expected to be fixed once the thing in question becomes more mature, stable and better understood

Descendants edit

  • Afrikaans: kindersiekte