modersmjölk

Swedish

Etymology

moder (“mother”) +‎ -s- +‎ mjölk (“milk”)

Noun

modersmjölk c

  1. breast milk, mother's milk
    Synonym: bröstmjölk
  2. (idiomatic, in "få/insupa något med modersmjölken" (get/imbibe something with the mother's milk), "komma med modersmjölken" (come with the mother's milk), and the like) to acquire something (like knowledge, interests, experiences, or a mindset) at a young age (from one's parents or the environment or the like)

Declension

Declension of modersmjölk
nominative genitive
singular indefinite modersmjölk modersmjölks
definite modersmjölken modersmjölkens
plural indefinite — —
definite — —

References

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