Meaning of maskrosbarn | Babel Free

Definitioner

a dandelion kid; a child who despite living in difficult conditions (e.g. addict parents) still manages well

common-gender

Exempel

“Maria Gripes barn är ofta maskrosbarn, barn som borde vara känslomässigt deformerade, men som överlever mot alla odds.”

Maria Gripe's children are often dandelion children, children who should be emotionally deformed, but who survive against all odds.

“Vi sitter i Sofies vardagsrum medan hon berättar om sitt första klara minne av hur det var att växa upp som ett maskrosbarn, ett barn som ingen vuxen brydde sig om.”

We sit in Sofie's living room while she talks about her first clear memory of what it was like to grow up as a dandelion child, a child that no adult cared about.

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