Stehaufmännchen

== German == === Alternative forms === Stehaufmanderl === Etymology === steh auf (“get up!”) +‎ Männchen (“little man”), from aufstehen. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ʃteːˈʔaʊ̯fˌmɛnçən] (Germany) IPA(key): /ˈʃteːɑɔ̯fˌmɛnçɛn/ (Austria, Southern Germany) Hyphenation: Steh‧auf‧männ‧chen === Noun === Stehaufmännchen n (strong, genitive Stehaufmännchens, plural Stehaufmännchen) roly-poly (toy that rights itself when pushed over) (figurative) someone who easily recovers from setbacks ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “Stehaufmännchen”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[2] (in German) “Stehaufmännchen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “Stehaufmännchen” in Duden online