peuter

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpøːtər/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: peu‧ter
  • Rhymes: -øːtər

Etymology 1

19th century, probably deverbal from peuteren (“to fiddle, pick, dig, rummage”) under influence of kleuter.

Noun

peuter m (plural peuters, diminutive peutertje n)

  1. a toddler, small child, usually between one and four years of age; a little shaver, tyke, tot
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Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

peuter

  1. inflection of peuteren:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
    3. imperative
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