"Nachwuchs" meaning in German

See Nachwuchs in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈnaːxˌvuːks/ Audio: De-Nachwuchs.ogg [Germany, Berlin]
Etymology: From nach- + Wuchs, formed as the noun to nachwachsen, since the 19th century. Etymology templates: {{af|de|nach-|Wuchs}} nach- + Wuchs Head templates: {{de-noun|m,,^e}} Nachwuchs m (strong, genitive Nachwuchses, plural Nachwüchse) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m,,^e}} Forms: Nachwuchses [genitive], Nachwüchse [plural], strong [table-tags], Nachwuchs [nominative, singular], Nachwüchse [definite, nominative, plural], Nachwuchses [genitive, singular], Nachwüchse [definite, genitive, plural], Nachwuchs [dative, singular], Nachwuchse [dative, singular], Nachwüchsen [dative, definite, plural], Nachwuchs [accusative, singular], Nachwüchse [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. (uncountable) the act of regrowing Tags: masculine, strong, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Nachwuchs-de-noun-sY5NStVv
  2. (countable) that which regrows; regrowth Tags: countable, masculine, strong
    Sense id: en-Nachwuchs-de-noun-BiwsV6J9
  3. (uncountable) offspring, progeny (collective of biological descendants) Tags: masculine, strong, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Nachwuchs-de-noun-cTYqpe7g
  4. (uncountable, figuratively) juniors, new blood (collectively), youngsters, next generation (the collective of young people that will supersede the current generation (in a particular domain)) Tags: figuratively, masculine, strong, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Nachwuchs-de-noun-cdtt1wFV Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, German terms prefixed with nach-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 9 23 18 51 Disambiguation of German terms prefixed with nach-: 26 27 10 37 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 30 4 62 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 27 11 58
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Nachwuchssportler, Nachwuchstalent
Categories (other): Family Disambiguation of Family: 0 0 0 0

Inflected forms

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