ouders

Definitions of ouders
  1. noun
    (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
    synonyms: natie, oudelui, ouwelui, volk
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    leeftijdsgroep, leeftijdsklasse
    a group of people having approximately the same age
    jaloezie, store, zonneblind
    people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
    vijand, vijandin
    any hostile group of people
    canaille, crapuul, gemeen, gepeupel, goegemeente, grauw, janhagel, plebs, publiek, racaille, rapaille, voetvolk
    people in general (often used in the plural)
    eersteklas, kl., klas, klasse, stand
    people having the same social, economic, or educational status
    landaard, natie, nationaliteit, volk, volksaard, volkseigen, volkskarakter
    the people who live in a nation or country
    auditorium, buitenwacht, buitenwereld, gehoor, publiek, volk
    people in general considered as a whole
    bevolking, populatie
    the people who inhabit a territory or state
    generatie, geslacht, mensenleeftijd
    all the people living at the same time or of approximately the same age
    aanloop, clientèle, klandizie, klantenbestand, klantenkring
    customers collectively
    jongelieden, jongelui
    young people collectively
    boerenbedrijf, landbouwbedrijf
    the class of people engaged in growing food
    broederschap, confrèrie, confrérie, corps, studentencorps
    people engaged in a particular occupation
    Labour, arbeidersklasse, proletariaat
    a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages
    bourgeoisie, burgerij, burgerstand, middengroep, middenklasse, middenstand
    the social class between the lower and upper classes
    burgerij, burgerstand
    a class composed of persons lacking clerical or noble rank
    boerenbevolking, plattelandsbevolking
    the class of peasants
    demi-mondaine, demi-monde
    a class of woman not considered respectable because of indiscreet or promiscuous behavior
    dodenrijk, milieu, onderwereld, penoze
    the criminal class
    kaste
    a social class separated from others by distinctions of hereditary rank or profession or wealth
    kaste
    (Hinduism) a hereditary social class among Hindus; stratified according to ritual purity
    bovenlaag, elite
    the class occupying the highest position in the social hierarchy
    adderengebroed, addergebroed, boeventuig, falderappes, gajes, geboefte, gebroed, gespuis, geteisem, satansgebroed, schorem, schorremorrie, schorriemorrie, schuim, schuimsel, slangegebroed, slangengebroed, tuig, uitschot, uitvaagsel
    disparaging terms for the common people
    gilde, kunstindustrie, kunstnijverheid
    people who perform a particular kind of skilled work
    Frans
    the people of France
    Zwitser
    the natives or inhabitants of Switzerland
    type of:
    groep, groepering, lieden, lui, luiden, luitjes
    any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
  2. noun
    members of a family line
    synonyms: oudelui, ouwelui
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    familie, geslacht, huis, maagschap, stam
    people descended from a common ancestor
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