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Wunschkind

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German

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Etymology

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Wunsch +‎ Kind

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Noun

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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[1], →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.

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