die Kellerkinder
Translation
cellar children, socially isolated children
Examples
Die Kellerkinder spielten im Dunkeln.
The cellar children played in the dark.
Er fühlte sich wie ein Kellerkind, von der Welt abgeschnitten.
He felt like a cellar child, cut off from the world.
Grammar Patterns
((the Kellerkinder)) ... the cellar children... The Kellerkinder are a symbol of social isolation.
Similar Words
Synonyms: outsiders, isolated people; Antonyms: social butterflies (lit. society children)
Etymology
A compound word from 'Keller' (cellar) and 'Kinder' (children).
Memory Tips
Picture children growing up in a cellar, hidden from the world. This image helps remember its meaning of social isolation.