# das Kindeswohl

das Kindeswohl is a German noun meaning “children’s well-being”. Forms: des Kindeswohles.

## Forms

- Genitive: des Kindeswohles

## Meanings

1. _no plural · uncountable_ children’s well-being (preservation of the physical and mental integrity and sufficient support (for the development) of a child)
   - In Deutschland darf der Vorname dem Kindeswohl nicht schaden, indem er das Kind lächerlich machen oder eine Verbindung „zum Bösen“ herstellen würde, wie durch die Namensgebung Judas oder Kain. — In Germany, the first name must not harm the children’s well-being by ridiculing the child or making a connection “to evil”, as by naming it Judas or Cain.

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