onthaalmoeder
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Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From onthalen (“to welcome, to regale, to receive (people)”) + moeder (“mother”).
Pronunciation[edit]
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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