koorknaap

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Etymology[edit]

koor 'choir' + knaap 'knave, boy'

Noun[edit]

koorknaap m (plural koorknapen, diminutive koorknaapje)

  1. (music) A boy chorister, especially a treble whose voice hasn't broken yet
  2. An innocent, trustworthy male person, regardless of age

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