koorknaap
Dutch
editEtymology
editCompound of koor (“choir”) + knaap (“boy”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editkoorknaap m (plural koorknapen, diminutive koorknaapje n)
- (music) a boy chorister, especially a treble whose voice hasn't broken yet
- a juvenile acolyte, who assists the officiating priest
- Synonyms: misdienaar, acoliet
- an innocent, trustworthy male person, regardless of age
- Synonym: kerstekind
Hypernyms
edit- (chorister) koorzanger