kleinzoon

Dutch

Etymology

From klein (“small, little”) +‎ zoon (“son”), calque of French petit-fils.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈklɛi̯n.zoːn/

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• Hyphenation: klein‧zoon

Noun

kleinzoon m (plural kleinzonen or kleinzoons, diminutive kleinzoontje n)

1. grandson (son of someone's child)

   Haar kleinzoon is zwemleraar.

   Her grandson is a swimming instructor.

Descendants

• Afrikaans: kleinseun

See also

• grootouder
• grootvader
• kleinkind