kleinzoon

Dutch

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈklɛi̯n.zoːn/
  • Audio:(file)
  • 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

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