Feminine
Amme
Meaning
- (feminine) wet nurse
- (archaic,dialectal,feminine) nanny, grandmother, mother
Concepts
nursing mother
old housekeeper
Synonyms
verhätschelt
alte Dienerin
Säugamme
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”).
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