noun
kinder
KIHN-duh
noun
1
Young children, especially as a collective term (chiefly used in some regional or informal English, borrowed from German/Yiddish).
"The kinder played happily in the yard while the adults talked."
How to Use Kinder
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishAn informal word for young children, borrowed from German.
When to use it
Mostly used informally or regionally; in most everyday English, "kids" or "children" is more common.
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Etymology
From German Kinder, "children," sometimes reaching English through Yiddish.