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.

2. (obsolete) entourage, retinue

Usage notes

• Gezin in practice today 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
• hofgezin
• huisgezin
• kerngezin
• meergezinswoning
• meeroudergezin
• pleeggezin
• samengesteld gezin
• stiefgezin
• tweegezinswoning

Descendants

• Afrikaans: gesin
• → West Frisian: gesin

References

• van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “gezin”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute

Anagrams

• zinge

Turkish

Verb

gezin

1. second-person plural imperative of gezmek

Noun

gezin

1. second-person singular possessive singular of gezi