onthaalmoeder
Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From onthalen (“to welcome, to regale, to receive (people)”) + moeder (“mother”).
Pronunciation
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Noun
[edit]onthaalmoeder f (plural onthaalmoeders, diminutive onthaalmoedertje n or onthaalmoederken n, masculine onthaalvader)
- (Belgium) a woman who minds others' children in her own home; a kind of female childminder
Synonyms
[edit]- (Netherlands) opvangmoeder, gastmoeder, thuismoeder