 | English  | German |  |
 | naughty {adj} [of children] | 3093 ungezogen |  |
 | naked {adj} [children, legs etc.; also: bulb, branch, truth] | 428 nackt [Kinder, Beine etc.; auch: Glühbirne, Ast, Wahrheit] |  |
 | Goody! [coll.] [used esp. by children] | 364 Prima! [ugs.] |  |
 | raised {adj} {past-p} [children] | 168 aufgezogen [Kinder] |  |
 | good {adj} [of children] | 80 artig |  |
 | sharp {adj} [smart, esp. of children, young people] | 43 aufgeweckt |  |
 | impertinent {adj} [of children, young people] | 39 ungezogen [frech] |  |
 | adult {adj} [intended for adults, not suitable for children] | nicht jugendfrei |  |
 | hers {pron} [e.g. the children are hers, his eyes met hers] | die ihren {pl} [z. B. die Kinder von der Frau] |  |
 | rebellious {adj} [of children, subordinates etc.] | aufmückig [ugs.] [selten] |  |
 | theirs {pron} [e.g. the children are theirs] | die ihren {pl} [z. B. die Kinder von den Eltern] |  |
Verbs |
 | to feed sb./sth. [children, animals] [also fig.] | 2584 jdn./etw. füttern |  |
 | to spoil sb. [children] | 218 jdn. verhätscheln [ugs.] [Kinder] |  |
 | to raise sb. [children] | 145 jdn. großziehen [Kinder] |  |
 | to place sb./sth. [e.g. children with foster parents; redundant workers into employment; dogs, cats, etc. with a family] | 125 jdn./etw. vermitteln [z. B. Kinder zu Pflegeeltern; Arbeitslosen eine Stelle; Hunde, Katzen etc. in eine Familie] |  |
 | to raise sb. [children] | 81 jdn. aufziehen [Kinder] |  |
 | to raise sb. [children] | 9 jdn. aufbringen [veraltet] [großziehen: Kinder] |  |
 | [to pay off government marriage loans by having a certain number of children] | etw. abkindern [ugs.] [Ehestandsdarlehen im Dritten Reich und der DDR] |  |
 | to fledge [fig.] [of children, to grow up] | erwachsen werden |  |
 | educ. to mainstream sb. [place disabled children in regular classes] | jdn. inkludieren [geh.] [Inklusion behinderter Schüler] |  |
 | to orphan sb./sth. [children; lion cubs, etc.] | jdn./etw. zu Waisen machen [Kinder; Löwenjunge etc.] |  |
Nouns |
 | bib [esp. for small children (to keep the clothes clean while eating)] | 667 Lätzchen {n} |  |
 | RealEst. nursery [room for small children] | 347 Kinderzimmer {n} |  |
 | law issue {sg} [formal] [children] | 338 Abkömmlinge {pl} |  |
 | cheek [insolent self assurance of children or very young people] | 274 Naseweisheit {f} |  |
 | childminder [Br.] [who minds children in her own home] | 193 Tagesmutter {f} |  |
 | nursery [room for small children] | 171 Kinderstube {f} [veraltet oder regional] [Kinderzimmer] |  |
 | educ. primer [elementary book for teaching children to read] | 74 Fibel {f} [veraltend] [Buch zum Lesenlernen] |  |
 | raising [children] | 65 Großziehen {n} |  |
 | scooter [for children] | 56 Tretroller {m} |  |
 | offspring [children] | 43 Sprösslinge {pl} |  |
 | bib [esp. for small children (to keep the clothes clean while eating)] | 42 Schlabberlätzchen {n} [ugs.] |  |
 | quadruplet [each of four children born at one birth] | 31 Vierling {m} |  |
 | law issue {sg} [formal] [children, progeny] | 30 Nachkommen {pl} |  |
 | bib [esp. for small children (to keep the clothes clean while eating)] | 27 Sabberlätzchen {n} [ugs.] |  |
 | bibs [esp. for small children (to keep the clothes clean while eating)] | 27 Lätzchen {pl} |  |
 | relig. christening [of small children] | 23 Kindtaufe {f} |  |
 | octuplet [each of eight children born at one birth] | 20 Achtling {m} |  |
 | rascals [children] | 15 Racker {pl} [ugs.] |  |
 | sextuplet [each of six children born at one birth] | 15 Sechsling {m} |  |
 | septuplet [each of seven children born at one birth] | 14 Siebenling {m} |  |
 | cloth. bonnet [a (cloth or straw) hat tied under the chin and worn by women and children] | 12 Schutenhut {m} |  |
 | scooter [for children] | 11 Kinderroller {m} |  |
 | scooter [for children] | 11 Scooter {m} |  |
 | quintuplet [each of five children born at one birth] | 9 Fünfling {m} |  |
 | recitation [not artistic, esp. by children] | 9 Aufsagen {n} |  |
 | naches [Am.] [pride or pleasure, especially at the achievements of one's children] [from Yiddish] | 7 Stolz {m} [bes. auf seine Kinder] |  |
 | educ. reading [reading comprehension passage for school children] | 6 Lesetext {m} [der Altersstufe angepasster Text, der in der Schule gelesen wird] |  |
 | sandpit [for children] | 6 Buddelkiste {f} [regional, bes. ostd.] [Sandkasten für Kinder] |  |
 | games [A form of amusement mainly at children's birthday parties in which a sausage is hung by a string above the heads of the children who must jump to bite off a piece] | Würstelschnappen {n} [regional, bes. südd., österr.] |  |
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