Masculine

Nachwuchs

Meaning

  1. (masculine, strong, uncountable) the act of regrowing
  2. (countable, masculine, strong) that which regrows; regrowth
  3. (masculine, strong, uncountable) offspring, progeny (collective of biological descendants)
  4. (figuratively, masculine, strong, uncountable) juniors, new blood (collectively), youngsters, next generation (the collective of young people that will supersede the current generation (in a particular domain))

Concepts

junior staff

the young generation

young person

young talent

younger scholar

future reference

addition to the family

modern humans

Frequency

C2
Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

juuged

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈnaːxˌvuːks/
Etymology

From nachwachsen, since the 19th century.

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