Pflegekind
German, noun[ˈp͡fleːɡəˌkɪnt]
Pflegekind is spelled P-F-L-E-G-E-K-I-N-D (10 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written German, the 88,766th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pflegekind is a German neuter noun meaning “foster child” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “zur Betreuung und Erziehung von einer fremden Familie aufgenommenes Kind”.
What does Pflegekind mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterfoster child
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. zur Betreuung und Erziehung von einer fremden Familie aufgenommenes Kind
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Pflegekind
- Pflegekindes genitive
- Pflegekinds genitive
- Pflegekinder plural
- Pflegekinde dative singular
- Pflegekindern dative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Pflegekind?
- [ˈp͡fleːɡəˌkɪnt]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Pflegekind in German?
Pflegekind appears about once in every 3 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).