noun
rumspringa
Rumspringa (noun) means a period of adolescence for some members of the Amish that begins around the age of 14–16 and ends when a youth chooses baptism within the Amish church or instead leaves the community.
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A period of adolescence for some members of the Amish that begins around the age of 14–16 and ends when a youth chooses baptism within the Amish church or instead leaves the community.
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Etymology
Borrowed from Pennsylvania German rumspringe (“to jump around”). Compare German rumspringen.
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"rumspringa" (noun) means a period of adolescence for some members of the Amish that begins around the age of 14–16 and ends when a youth chooses baptism within the Amish church or instead leaves the community.