gezin
Meaning
immediate family or nuclear family
Frequency
Hyphenated as
ge‧zin
Gender
Neuter
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɣəˈzɪn/
Etymology
From Middle Dutch ghesinde, from Proto-Germanic *gasinþiją, hence related to zenden (“to send”). Compare German Gesinde (“household”).
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