Kindelbier

German

Etymology

A compound of Kindel, an Upper German dialectal diminutive of Kind, and Bier.

Noun

Kindelbier n (strong, genitive Kindelbiers, plural Kindelbiere)

  1. (Southern German, Lower Saxony, somewhat archaic) baptism; the ceremony of consuming beer to mark a baptism
    Synonym: Taufschmaus

Declension

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See also
  • Kindelmutter

References

Further reading
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