gezin

== Dutch == === Etymology === From Middle Dutch ghesinde, from Proto-Germanic *gasinþiją, hence related to zenden (“to send”). Compare German Gesinde (“household”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɣəˈzɪn/ Hyphenation: ge‧zin Rhymes: -ɪn === Noun === gezin n (plural gezinnen, diminutive gezinnetje n) immediate family or nuclear family Hypernym: familie (“extended family”) Men zegt vaak dat het gezin de hoeksteen van de samenleving is. It is often said that the nuclear family is the cornerstone of society. (obsolete) entourage, retinue ==== Usage notes ==== Gezin in practice today virtually always refers to the nuclear family, although the specific term for nuclear family in Dutch is kerngezin. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Afrikaans: gesin → West Frisian: gesin === References === van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “gezin”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute === Anagrams === zinge == Turkish == === Verb === gezin second-person plural imperative of gezmek === Noun === gezin second-person singular possessive singular of gezi