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betüdeln

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German

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Perhaps borrowed from Dutch betuttelen.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [bəˈtyːdl̩n]
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Verb

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betüdeln (weak, third-person singular present betüdelt, past tense betüdelte, past participle betüdelt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive, chiefly Northern Germany) to condescend, to patronise, to treat as less than adult
    Synonyms: bemuttern, verhätscheln, beeltern
    Antonym: parentifizieren

Conjugation

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