rugemor

Danish

Alternative forms

  • rugemoder

Etymology

From ruge (“to brood, incubate”) +‎ mor (“mother”). First attested in 1983.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ruːəmor/, [ˈʁuːəˌmoɐ̯]

Noun

rugemor c (singular definite rugemoren, plural indefinite rugemødre)

  1. surrogate mother (woman who gives birth to a child not her own)

Inflection

Declension of rugemor
common
gender 		singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative rugemor rugemoren rugemødre rugemødrene
genitive rugemors rugemorens rugemødres rugemødrenes

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