Neuter

Stehaufmännchen

Meaning

  1. (neuter, strong) roly-poly (toy that rights itself when pushed over)
  2. (figuratively, neuter, strong) someone who easily recovers from setbacks

Concepts

tilting doll

weeble

roly-poly toy

wobbly man

cork-tumbler

Synonyms

Daruma-Puppe

Echter Bonito

Stehaufmanderl

Translations

Pronounced as (IPA)
[ʃteːˈʔaʊ̯fˌmɛnçən]
Etymology

steh auf (“get up!”) + Männchen (“little man”), from aufstehen.

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