kinderschrik

Dutch

Etymology

Compound of kind +‎ -er- +‎ schrik.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɪn.dərˌsxrɪk/
  • Hyphenation: kin‧der‧schrik

Noun

kinderschrik m (plural kinderschrikken)

  1. any kind of bogeyman used to intimidate children (typological category used by scholars of folklore) [from 19th c.]
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