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Short for badjuffrouw. Equivalent to bad (“bath, pool”) + juf (“instructor, teacher, miss”).
- IPA(key): /ˈbɑt.jʏf/, [ˈbɑt.jʏf], [ˈbɑ.cʏf]
- Hyphenation: bad‧juf
badjuf f (plural badjuffen)
- female pool lifeguard, often also serving as a swimming instructor
