# das Nesthäkchen

das Nesthäkchen is a German noun meaning “the lastborn of a family’s children, especially when pampered (as goes the cliché)”. Forms: des Nesthäkchens, die Nesthäkchen.

## Forms

- Genitive: des Nesthäkchens
- Plural: die Nesthäkchen

## Meanings

1. _colloquial_ the lastborn of a family’s children, especially when pampered (as goes the cliché)
   - Habt ihr schon mal unser Nesthäkchen gesehen? Es heißt Annemarie, Vater und Mutti aber rufen es meistens »Lotte«. Ein lustiges Stubsnäschen hat unser Nesthäkchen und zwei winzige Blondzöpfchen mit großen, hellblauen Schleifen. — Have you seen the baby of the family yet? Her name is Annemarie, but most of the time Father and Mama call her "Lotte". Our youngest has a funny stubby nose and two tiny blonde pigtails with big light blue ribbons.

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