"rumspringa" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: rumspringas [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Pennsylvania German rumspringe (“to jump around”). Compare German rumspringen. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|pdc|rumspringe||to jump around}} Borrowed from Pennsylvania German rumspringe (“to jump around”), {{cog|de|rumspringen}} German rumspringen Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} rumspringa (countable and uncountable, plural rumspringas)
  1. (US) A period of adolescence for some members of the Amish that begins around the age of 14–16 and ends when a youth chooses baptism within the Amish church or instead leaves the community. Wikipedia link: rumspringa Tags: US, countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-rumspringa-en-noun-apmgXjau Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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