Meanings
- USderogatorypluralplural onlyslangItems (such as toys) associated with a child.
[…] wiping up crayon and markers from the walls, handprints, thick mud tracks, picking up kinderspullen, etc.
2002 April 23, Nina Paley, “Re: Some tart words about women and marriage{longish}”, in alt.support.childfree (Usenet)2 more examples
Now, I'm not a morning person, but at least it doesn't take me 2 hours or more to get the k!dz rustled out of bed in the morning and all the kinderspullen packed, so I can *make* a 7:30am flight.
2002 August 15, Sixkats [username], “Re: Save the Date - KatsCon 2003”, in alt.support.childfree (Usenet)We also don't have to pack a bunch of useless kinderspullen and stinky juices and cereals to keep the kiddies entertained while at daycare.
2003 March 7, Kari Levstik, “Re: how come you are obsessed with children?”, in alt.support.childfree (Usenet)
Origin
- Dutchkinderspullen“children's things”
- Englishkinderspullen
Borrowed from Dutch kinderspullen (“children's things”), from kind + -er- + spullen.
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kinderspullen. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kinderspullen
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kinderspullen,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kinderspullen.
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