ouder

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑu̯dər/

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• The noun, unlike the comparative adjective, never exhibits d-weakening.
• Rhymes: -ɑu̯dər

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch ouder, the comparative form of oud.

Noun

ouder m (plural ouders, diminutive oudertje n)

1. parent, father or mother; by extension a substitute caregiver

   Hyponyms: moeder, vader

Usage notes

Not to be confused with oudere (“elderly person”) (plural: ouderen).

Derived terms

• grootouder
• ouderfiguur
• ouderlijk
• ouderschap
• pleegouder
• stiefouder
• voorouder

 

Descendants

• Negerhollands: ouders, ouder

Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch ouder, from Old Dutch aldar, from Proto-West Germanic *aldr, from Proto-Germanic *aldrą.

Noun

ouder m or n (uncountable)

1. (obsolete in most dialects) Synonym of ouderdom (“age”)

Derived terms

• ouderdom (“(old) age”)
• ouders (“elderly”)

 

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

ouder

1. comparative degree of oud

Middle Dutch

Etymology 1

From Old Dutch alder, from Proto-Germanic *aldrą.

Noun

ouder n

1. age
2. old age

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Dutch: ouder

Etymology 2

Substantivised comparative of out.

Noun

ouder m

1. old person, senior
2. (in the plural) ancestors, elders
3. (in the plural) parents

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Dutch: ouder
• Limburgish: aajer

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

ouder

1. comparative degree of out

Inflection

This adjective needs an inflection-table template.

Further reading

• “ouder (I)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• “ouder (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “ouder (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “ouder (II)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page II