Etymology[edit]
Compound of kind + -er- + schrik.
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /ˈkɪn.dərˌsxrɪk/
- Hyphenation: kin‧der‧schrik
kinderschrik m (plural kinderschrikken)
- Any kind of bogeyman used to intimidate children (typological category used by scholars of folklore). [from 19th c.]