어린이

Korean

Etymology

Univerbation of 어린 (eorin, “who is young”, realis adnominal form) +‎ 이 (i, “person”), coined by Korean children's rights activist Bang Jeong-hwan, who felt that 애 (ae, “child”) did not sufficiently represent a child's personhood.[1]

Pronunciation
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?eorini
Revised Romanization (translit.)?eolin'i
McCune–Reischauer?ŏrini
Yale Romanization?elin.i

Noun

어린이 • (eorini)

  1. (often polite) child
    Synonyms: 애 (ae, “kid, child”, usual colloquial form), 아동(兒童) (adong, “child”, formal, legalistic)
    Antonym: 어른 (eoreun, “adult”)

Usage notes
  • Typically refers to children of kindergarten and elementary school age.

Derived terms

References
  1. Chae-un Yi (이재운), Ttŭt to morŭgo chaju ssŭnŭn uri mal ŏwŏn 500-kaji (뜻도 모르고 자주 쓰는 우리말 어원 500가지), 2008, →ISBN
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