fostermoder

Danish

Etymology

From Old Danish fostærmothær, from Old Norse fóstrmóðir.

Noun

fostermoder c (singular definite fostermoderen, plural indefinite fostermødre)

  1. (historical) a wet nurse
    Synonym: amme
  2. (obsolete, dialectal) a midwife
    Synonym: jordemoder

Declension

Declension of fostermoder
common
gender 		singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative fostermoder fostermoderen fostermødre fostermødrene
genitive fostermoders fostermoderens fostermødres fostermødrenes

References

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