modersmjölk

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Swedish

Etymology

moder (mother) +‎ -s- +‎ mjölk (milk)

Noun

modersmjölk c

  1. breast milk, mother's milk
    Synonym: bröstmjölk
  2. (idiomatic, in "få/insupa något med modersmjölken" (get/imbibe something with the mother's milk), "komma med modersmjölken" (come with the mother's milk), and the like) to acquire something (like knowledge, interests, experiences, or a mindset) at a young age (from one's parents or the environment or the like)

Declension

Declension of modersmjölk 
Uncountable
Indefinite Definite
Nominative modersmjölk modersmjölken
Genitive modersmjölks modersmjölkens

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