husmoder
Swedish edit
Alternative forms edit
Noun edit
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- a housewife, a hostess; the woman in charge of a household
- a hostess; a female manager of a restaurant, canteen, hostel or small hotel
Usage notes edit
- Husmodern (1917-1988) was also the title of a Swedish weekly magazine.
- To indicate a stay-at-home mom, use hemmafru.
Declension edit
| Declension of husmoder | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | husmoder | husmodern | husmödrar | husmödrarna |
| Genitive | husmoders | husmoderns | husmödrars | husmödrarnas |