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kinder¹

  • /ˈkaɪndə/ UK
  • /ˈkaɪndɚ/ US

Rhymes with -aɪndə(ɹ)

Where it comes from

From kind + -er.

adjective

  1. comparative comparative form of kind: more kind My aunt has been kinder to me since my father died.

kinder²

Where it comes from

From kind of.

adverb

  1. alternative, not comparable Alternative form of kinda I told ’im to give you the strings last night, but I’m kinder glad thet Rosebud interfered an’ saved yer life.

kinder³

  • /ˈkɪndə/ UK
  • /ˈkɪndɚ/ US

Where it comes from

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

noun

  1. humorous, plural, plural only, in German Yiddish contexts Children. But - let wifey leave him with the kinder while out shopping...

kinder⁴

Where it comes from

Clipping of kindergarten or kindergartner.

noun kinders

  1. Australia, Philippines, abbreviation, clipping, countable, uncountable Clipping of kindergarten
  2. abbreviation, clipping, countable, informal Clipping of kindergartner

Kinder⁵

Where it comes from

Uncertain but probably of Proto-Brythonic origin. The name may be equivalent to Welsh cain (“elegant, fair”) or cant (“border, rim”) + dwfr (“water”).

proper noun

  1. A surname.
  2. An unincorporated community in Johnson County, Indiana.
  3. A town in Allen Parish, Louisiana.
  4. An unincorporated community in Stoddard County, Missouri.
  5. An unincorporated community in Lincoln County, West Virginia.
  6. A minor river in Derbyshire, England, which joins the River Sett.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: nicer, children, garten, sweeter, friendlier, gentler, warmer, softer, kiddom, yiddo, yiddisher, jewish, kheyder, cheider, kiddish, bubele

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Chicago

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@misc{kinder_2026,
  title = {kinder},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/kinder},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}