pleegkind
Dutch
Etymology
From plegen (“to care for”) + kind (“child”).
Pronunciation
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: pleeg‧kind
Noun
pleegkind n (plural pleegkinderen, diminutive pleegkindje n)
- A foster child, which is neither biological nor adoptive offspring but raised rather as if, temporarily or indefinitely
Related terms
- pleegouder m
- pleegzoon m
- stiefkind n
- weeskind n