# das gebranntes Kind

das gebranntes Kind is a German noun meaning “someone who is fearful, overcautious or generally burdened because of a bad experience, trauma”. Forms: des gebrannten Kindes, die gebrannte Kinder.

## Forms

- Genitive: des gebrannten Kindes
- Plural: die gebrannte Kinder

## Meanings

1. _idiomatic_ someone who is fearful, overcautious or generally burdened because of a bad experience, trauma

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