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German
Etymology
Weh + Mutter
Pronunciation
Noun
Wehmutter f (genitive Wehmutter, plural Wehmütter)
- (dated) midwife
- 1912, Martin Luther, Lutherbibel von 1912, Genesis 35:17 (with KJV translation)
Und es kam sie hart an über der Geburt. Da aber die Geburt so schwer ward, sprach die Wehmutter zu ihr: Fürchte dich nicht, denn diesen Sohn wirst du auch haben.- And it came to pass, when she was in hard labour, that the midwife said unto her, Fear not; thou shalt have this son also.
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