Feminine
Amme
- (feminine) wet nurse
- (archaic, dialectal, feminine) nanny, grandmother, mother
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈa.mə/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle High German amme, from Old High German amma, from Proto-West Germanic *ammā, from Proto-Germanic *ammǭ (“mother”).
nursing mother
old housekeeper
verhätschelt
alte Dienerin
Säugamme
mamka
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