childhood disease / teething problem
die Kinderkrankheit, die Kinderkrankheiten
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childhood disease
A disease that mainly affects children or typically occurs during childhood.
Masern sind eine Kinderkrankheit, gegen die viele Menschen geimpft werden.
Measles is a childhood disease that many people are vaccinated against.
teething problem
An initial fault or problem with a new product, system, or process that can be fixed later.
Die neue App hat noch einige Kinderkrankheiten, die das Entwicklerteam bald beheben will.
The new app still has some teething problems that the development team plans to fix soon.
| gender | feminine die |
|---|---|
| plural | die Kinderkrankheiten |
| genitive | der Kinderkrankheit |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | die Kinderkrankheit | die Kinderkrankheiten |
| accusative | die Kinderkrankheit | die Kinderkrankheiten |
| dative | der Kinderkrankheit | den Kinderkrankheiten |
| genitive | der Kinderkrankheit | der Kinderkrankheiten |
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'Kinderkrankheit' (childhood disease / teething problem) is made up of 'Kinder' (children) and 'Krankheit' (disease). The figurative meaning referring to initial problems arose from the idea that something is not yet fully developed.
Viele Kinderkrankheiten lassen sich durch Impfungen verhindern.
Many childhood diseases can be prevented through vaccination.
Medical keywords such as 'Impfung' (vaccination), 'Fieber' (fever), or 'ansteckend' (contagious) indicate the literal meaning. If the context involves a new app, device, or process and fixing problems, the figurative meaning is intended.
Bei der Untersuchung stellte die Ärztin eine typische Kinderkrankheit fest.
During the examination, the doctor diagnosed a typical childhood disease.
Die Kinderkrankheiten des neuen Bezahlsystems wurden nach dem Start schnell behoben.
The new payment system's teething problems were quickly fixed after its launch.
In its figurative sense, 'Kinderkrankheit' (teething problem) frequently occurs with verbs such as 'beheben' (to fix), 'beseitigen' (to eliminate), or 'überwinden' (to overcome). 'Noch Kinderkrankheiten haben' (to still have teething problems) is also a typical phrase used for new products or systems.
Inzwischen hat das neue Zugmodell seine Kinderkrankheiten überwunden.
The new train model has now overcome its teething problems.
