"現代っ子" meaning in Japanese

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Noun

IPA: [ɡẽ̞nda̠ik̚ko̞], [ɡẽ̞nda̠ik̚ko̞] Forms: 現代っ子 [canonical] (ruby: (げん), (だい), ()), gendaikko [romanization]
Etymology: 現代 (“modern”) + っ子 (“child; person”) Etymology templates: {{suf|ja|現代|っ子|sort=けんだいっこ'|t1=modern|t2=child; person}} 現代 (“modern”) + っ子 (“child; person”) Head templates: {{ja-noun|げんだいっこ}} 現(げん)代(だい)っ子(こ) • (gendaikko)
  1. (often derogatory) a young person born in the modern era; "kids these days" Tags: derogatory, often
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