Neuter
gezin
- (neuter) immediate family or nuclear family
- (neuter, obsolete) entourage, retinue
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɣəˈzɪn/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle Dutch ghesinde, from Proto-Germanic *gasinþiją, hence related to zenden (“to send”). Compare German Gesinde (“household”).
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