kopvoeter

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Dutch

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Een kopvoeter getekend door een vierjarig kind. — A tadpole person drawn by a four-year-old child.

Etymology

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From kop (head) +‎ voet (foot) +‎ -er. Compare German Kopffüßler and rare English headfooter.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkɔpˌfu.tər/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: kop‧voe‧ter

Noun

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kopvoeter m (plural kopvoeters, diminutive kopvoetertje n)

  1. A tadpole person, headfooter: a primitive human figure drawn with the legs directly attached to the head, especially as drawn by small children.
    Synonym: koppoter

Further reading

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