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Schoß.

lap (area between the waist and knees of a seated person)

5 characters1 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/ʃoːs/
  1. lap (area between the waist and knees of a seated person)

    masculine · strong
    die Hände in den Schoß legen
  2. bosom, womb

    dated · masculine · poetic · strong
    im Schoß der Erde
  3. fold, coattail

    masculine · strong
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German schōȥ, schōȥe, from Old High German scōȥo, from Proto-Germanic *skautaz. Compare Dutch schoot, Icelandic skaut, Danish skød ("lap", "womb").

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