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Mutter

Pronunciation: /ˈmʊtər/

“Mutter” is a German word. Its 3 meanings in English:

noun

  1. mother
  2. nut (for a bolt)

proper noun

  1. Mother; Mum; Mom: one's mother

Etymology

From Middle High German muoter, from Old High German muoter, from Proto-West Germanic *mōder, from Proto-Germanic *mōdēr, from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr. Compare Dutch moeder, English mother, Danish moder, Swedish moder.

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