missfoster

Swedish

Etymology

From miss- (“mis-”) +‎ foster (“fetus, newly-born”). Attested since 1635.

Noun

missfoster n

  1. (now derogatory) a (severely) malformed creature (newly born or more generally), a freak
  2. (figuratively) something that has developed in a bad way, a monstrosity

Declension

Declension of missfoster
nominative genitive
singular indefinite missfoster missfosters
definite missfostret missfostrets
plural indefinite missfoster missfosters
definite missfostren missfostrens

References

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