skötebarn

Swedish

Etymology

Calque of German Schoßkind, equivalent to sköte +‎ barn. Cognate of Danish skødebarn, Norwegian skjødebarn, Dutch schootkind. Compare also German Busenkind, English bosom child, lap-child.

Noun

skötebarn n

  1. (figurative) pet project

Declension
Declension of skötebarn 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative skötebarn skötebarnet skötebarn skötebarnen
Genitive skötebarns skötebarnets skötebarns skötebarnens

References
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