rumspringa

Noun

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.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Pennsylvania German rumspringe (“to jump around”). Compare German rumspringen.

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