Puffmutter

See also: Puffmütter

German

Etymology

Puff +‎ Mutter.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpʊfˌmʊtɐ/
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Noun

Puffmutter f (genitive Puffmutter, plural Puffmütter)

  1. (informal) woman who owns or looks after a brothel; a madam
    • 1974, Hubert Fichte, Versuch über die Pubertät, Hoffmann und Campe, →ISBN, page 286:
      Die Puffmutter liegt an der Spitze, die Spanier, der schwule Bretone, ich, reißen, schnippeln, bluten hinterher, der Sohn fährt mit Pferden vor.
      The madam leads the way, while the Spaniards, the gay Breton and I tear, snip, and bleed behind, as the son drives up with his horses.

Declension

Declension of Puffmutter [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Puffmutter die Puffmütter
genitive einer der Puffmutter der Puffmütter
dative einer der Puffmutter den Puffmüttern
accusative eine die Puffmutter die Puffmütter

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