German

Noun

Kinder n

1. nominative and genitive and accusative plural of Kind

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) enPR: kīndʹə, IPA^(key): /ˈkaɪndə/
• (US) enPR: kīndʹər, IPA^(key): /ˈkaɪndɚ/
• Rhymes: -aɪndə(r)

Adjective

kinder

1. comparative form of kind: more kind

   My friends are kinder than teachers

Anagrams

• drinke, red ink

Etymology 2

From German Kinder ‎(“children”), sometimes via Yiddish קינדער ‎(kinder, “children”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) enPR: kĭndʹə, IPA^(key): /ˈkɪndə/
• (US) enPR: kĭndʹər, IPA^(key): /ˈkɪndɚ/

Noun

kinder pl ‎(plural only)

1. (chiefly humorous or in German or Yiddish contexts) Children.
   • 2008 December 31, Al Scaduto, They'll Do It Every Time (newspaper comic):

     But - let wifey leave him with the kinder while out shopping...

   • 2010, Beth Rubin, Frommer's Washington D.C. with Kids, John Wiley & Sons (ISBN 9780470648506):

     Of special interest to the kinder are The Children's Place, Baby Gap, Gap Kids and Gap, Gymboree, The Limited, America!, and the Sweet Factory.

   • 2012, Charlotte Druckman, Skirt Steak: Women Chefs on Standing the Heat and Staying in the Kitchen, Chronicle Books (ISBN 9781452121307), page 192:

     Do note, as Goin mentions, this is a policy better implemented when the kinder are well past infancy.

Danish

Noun

kinder c

1. plural indefinite of kind

Swedish

Noun

kinder

1. indefinite plural of kind

Tatar

Noun

kinder

1. cannabis