Amme

See also: amme

German

Etymology

From Old High German amma.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈa.mə/
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Noun

Amme f (genitive Amme, plural Ammen)

wet nurse
(archaic or regional) nanny, grandmother, mother

Declension

Declension of Amme

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Amme	die	Ammen
genitive	einer	der	Amme	der	Ammen
dative	einer	der	Amme	den	Ammen
accusative	eine	die	Amme	die	Ammen

Derived terms

Ammenmärchen
Ammensprache

See also

Hebamme

Further reading

Amme in Duden online

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