Etymology[edit]
From Old High German amma, from Proto-Germanic *ammǭ (“mother”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Amme f (genitive Amme, plural Ammen)
- wet nurse
- (archaic or regional) nanny, grandmother, mother
Declension[edit]
Declension of Amme [feminine]
Derived terms[edit]
See also[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “Amme” in Duden online
- “Amme” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache