Pflegemutter
German, noun/ˈp͡fleːɡəˌmʊtɐ/
Pflegemutter is spelled P-F-L-E-G-E-M-U-T-T-E-R (12 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written German, the 81,387th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pflegemutter is a German feminine noun meaning “foster mother” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Frau, die die Fürsorge über jemanden übernommen hat”.
What does Pflegemutter mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininefoster mother
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Frau, die die Fürsorge über jemanden übernommen hat
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Pflegemutter
- Pflegemütter plural
- Pflegemüttern dative definite plural
- Pflegevater masculine
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Pflegemutter?
- /ˈp͡fleːɡəˌmʊtɐ/
- [ˈp͡fleːɡəˌmʊtɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Pflegemutter in German?
Pflegemutter appears about once in every 3 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).