gyermek

Of uncertain origin. Perhaps borrowed from a Chuvash-type Turkic language before the times of the Hungarian conquest of the Carpathian Basin (at the turn of the 9th and 10th centuries).[1]

• IPA^(key): [ˈɟɛrmɛk]

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• Hyphenation: gyer‧mek

gyermek (plural gyermekek)

Gyermekeim (My Children) by Gyula Benczúr, 1881

1. child (one’s son or daughter)

In everyday usage, the variant gyerek tends to be more widespread, as it is considered stylistically neutral. Gyermek is typically reserved for official contexts, e.g. legal or administrative documents and medical literature. When it does occur informally, it usually carries an affectionate or nostalgic undertone.[2]

• gyerek