Wunschkind

German

Etymology

Wunsch +‎ Kind

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈvʊnʃˌkɪnt/

Noun

Wunschkind n (strong, genitive Wunschkindes or Wunschkinds, plural Wunschkinder)

  1. planned child
    • 2024 January 7, Anne-Sophie Balzer, “Schönheitsoperation in Deutschland: Gebt mir ein A”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz‎, →ISSN:
      Die Frauen deiner Familie haben sich, so kommt es dir vor, nicht bewusst für oder gegen Kinder entschieden. Absolutes Wunschkind seist du gewesen, sagt dir deine Mutter.
      It seems to you that the women in your family did not consciously decide for or against having children. You were absolutely a planned child, your mother tells you.

Declension
Declension of Wunschkind [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Wunschkind die Wunschkinder
genitive eines des Wunschkindes, Wunschkinds der Wunschkinder
dative einem dem Wunschkind, Wunschkinde1 den Wunschkindern
accusative ein das Wunschkind die Wunschkinder

1Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms
  • Wunschkindpille

Further reading
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