änglamakerska

== Swedish == === Alternative forms === englamakerska (archaic) === Etymology === Compound of änglamakare (“angel maker”) +‎ -ska (“-ess”). First attested in 1890. Cognate with German Engelmacherin. === Noun === änglamakerska c (historical, euphemistic) A female angel maker; a woman who took in unwanted children and killed them, either indirectly through mistreatment or directly through drowning and violence. Synonym: barnamörderska (literally “child murderess”) ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== änglamakare (“[male and gender neutral] angel maker”) änglamakeri (“angel making”, verb) === References === === Further reading === “änglamakerska”, in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker [Dictionaries of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)