kind

Meaning

1. (neuter) child, kid, non-adult human
2. (neuter) first-degree descendant, still a minor or irrespective of age
3. (figuratively,neuter) product of influence, breeding etc.

Gender

Neuter

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kɪnt/

Etymology

From Middle Dutch kint, from Old Dutch kint, from Proto-West Germanic *kind (“offspring”), from Proto-Germanic *kindą (“offspring”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁tóm (“that which is produced, that which is given birth to”), related to *ǵn̥h₁tós (“produced, given birth”), from *ǵenh₁- (“to produce, to give birth”).

Sentences

Als kind hadden zijn ouders hem leren schaatsen .

As a child, his parents had taught him to skate.

De receptionist gaf het kind een lolly .

The receptionist gave the child a lollipop.

De agressieve hond blafte naar het kind .

The aggressive dog barked at the child.

Het kind was verdwaalt in de catacomben.

The child was lost in the catacombs.

In het park is een kind gevonden dat iemand te vondeling had gelegd .

In the park, a child was found who had been found by someone.