Ziehmutter
German, noun[ˈt͡siːˌmʊtɐ]
Ziehmutter is spelled Z-I-E-H-M-U-T-T-E-R (10 letters) and appears about once in every 12 million words in written German, the 189,851st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ziehmutter is a German feminine noun meaning “foster mother” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Frau, die vorübergehend oder dauerhaft Kinder anderer Eltern aufnimmt”.
What does Ziehmutter mean in English?
noun
- 1
Austriafemininefoster mother
- 2
femininerare(female) mentor
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Frau, die vorübergehend oder dauerhaft Kinder anderer Eltern aufnimmt 2. Mentorin, unterstützende Begleiterin
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 Ziehmutter
- Ziehmütter plural
- Ziehmüttern dative definite plural
- Ziehvater masculine
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Ziehmutter?
- [ˈt͡siːˌmʊtɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Ziehmutter in German?
Ziehmutter appears about once in every 12 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).