| Pflegemutter | foster mother |
| Pflegemittel | emollient |
| Pflegevater | foster father |
| Lesemutter | mater lectionis |
| Flügelmutter | wing nut butterfly nut |
| Pflegehelfer | orderly |
| Flegelalter | adolescence |
| Leihmutter | surrogate mother |
| Perlmutter | nacre mother-of-pearl |
| Pferdefutter | forage |
| Pflegecreme | emollient |
| Pfleger | caretaker trustee curator |
| Phlegmatiker | apathetic |
| Fliegengitter | fly screen |
| Bienenmutter | beekeeper |
| Puffmutter | brothel-keeper |
| Aalmutter | viviparous blenny viviparous eelpout eelpout |
| Stiefmutter | stepmother |
| Tagesmutter | childminder |
| Ziehmutter | mentor |