Kind und Kegel
Translation
the whole family, bag and baggage, lock, stock, and barrel
Examples
Sie sind mit Kind und Kegel umgezogen.
They moved with the whole family.
Er reist immer mit Kind und Kegel.
He always travels with his entire family.
Grammar Patterns
mit Kind und Kegel with the whole family They are traveling with the whole family.
Similar Words
mit Sack und Pack (with bag and baggage)
Etymology
'Kind' means child. 'Kegel' is an archaic term for an illegitimate child. The phrase originally meant 'all one's children', which expanded to 'the entire family'.
Memory Tips
Picture a family moving with their children ('Kind') and all their belongings, even the bowling pins ('Kegel').