koorknaap
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Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Compound of koor (“choir”) + knaap (“boy”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]koorknaap m (plural koorknapen, diminutive koorknaapje n)
- (music) A boy chorister, especially a treble whose voice hasn't broken yet.
- A juvenile acolyte, who assists the officiating priest.
- Synonyms: misdienaar, acoliet
- An innocent, trustworthy male person, regardless of age.
- Synonym: kerstekind
Hypernyms
[edit]- (chorister) koorzanger