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Diminutive of baby

The Dutch verkleinwoord of baby is het baby'tje.

babybaby'tje
-tjehet baby'tjebaby

After a long vowel, a diphthong, or an unstressed -el/-en/-er ending, add -tje.

Every Dutch diminutive is a het-word and forms its plural with -s (baby'tjes).

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What is the diminutive of "baby"?

The diminutive (verkleinwoord) of baby is "het baby'tje". After a long vowel, a diphthong, or an unstressed -el/-en/-er ending, add -tje.

Is "baby'tje" de or het?

Het. Every Dutch diminutive is a het-word, so it is het baby'tje even though baby takes de.

What is the plural of "baby'tje"?

Diminutives always add -s, so the plural is baby'tjes.

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