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Dutch
Etymology
Compound of suiker + moei.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsœy̯.kərˌmui̯/
- Hyphenation: sui‧ker‧moei
Noun
suikermoei f (plural suikermoeien)
- (dated, rare) a wealthy aunt who is generous or whose fortune one expects to inherit
- 1949 November 25, L., "Overzeese Betrekkingen", De Schakel, vol. 5, issue 254, page 1.
Nederlandse kennis, Nederlandse durf en ondernemingsgeest kunnen van dat Nederlandse stiefkind ongetwijfeld een rijke „suikermoei” maken; een erftante, in wier land zich nog veel onmisbaar bauxiet en goud bevindt.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- Synonym: suikertante