gezin

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch ghesinde, from Proto-Germanic *gasinþiją, hence related to zenden (“to send”). Compare German Gesinde (“household”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɣəˈzɪn/

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• Hyphenation: ge‧zin
• Rhymes: -ɪn

Noun

gezin n (plural gezinnen, diminutive gezinnetje n)

1. immediate family or nuclear family

   Hypernym: familie (“extended family”)

   Men zegt vaak dat het gezin de hoeksteen van de samenleving is.

   It is often said that the nuclear family is the cornerstone of society.

Usage notes

• Gezin in practice virtually always refers to the nuclear family, although the specific term for nuclear family in Dutch is kerngezin.

Derived terms

• eengezinswoning
• eenoudergezin
• gezinshereniging
• gezinshoofd
• gezinshulp
• gezinsleven
• gezinslid
• gezinssituatie
• gezinsuitbreiding
• gezinsverband
• gezinsvoogd
• gezinsvorming
• huisgezin
• kerngezin
• meergezinswoning
• meeroudergezin
• pleeggezin
• samengesteld gezin
• stiefgezin
• tweegezinswoning

Descendants

• Afrikaans: gesin
• → West Frisian: gesin

Anagrams

• zinge

Turkish

Verb

gezin

1. second-person plural imperative of gezmek

Noun

gezin

1. second-person singular possessive singular of gezi