kjörbarn

Icelandic

Noun

kjörbarn n (genitive singular kjörbarns, nominative plural kjörbörn)

1. adopted child

Usage notes

• The word is relatively archaic, but is used in legal documents and by older speakers.

Declension

declension of kjörbarn

n-s	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	kjörbarn	kjörbarnið	kjörbörn	kjörbörnin
accusative	kjörbarn	kjörbarnið	kjörbörn	kjörbörnin
dative	kjörbarni	kjörbarninu	kjörbörnum	kjörbörnunum
genitive	kjörbarns	kjörbarnsins	kjörbarna	kjörbarnanna

Synonyms

• (more common): ættleitt barn

Related terms

• fósturbarn (“foster child”)