ouwe

Definitions of ouwe
  1. noun
    a person who is in charge
    synonyms: chef, hoofd
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    kaderlid, staflid
    someone who manages a government agency or department
    aartsvader, patriarch
    the head of a household or family or tribe
    onderminister, secretaresse, staatssecretaris
    a person who is head of an administrative department of government
    commissaris, hoofdcommissaris
    a government administrator
    bedrijfsleider, bestuurder, dir., directeur, dirk, gerant, manager
    someone who controls resources and expenditures
    kaderlid, staflid
    a person responsible for the administration of a business
    hotelhouder, hotelier
    an owner or manager of hotels
    prefect
    a chief officer or chief magistrate
    P.G., PG, procureur-generaal
    the person who holds the position of secretary of the Justice Department
    onderkanselier
    a deputy or assistant to someone bearing the title of chancellor
    type of:
    aanvoerder, baas, concertmeester, hoofdman, koploper, kopman, leider, leidersfiguur, leidsman, leidster, lijstaanvoerder, lijsttrekker, meester, meesteres, voorman, windbreker
    a person who rules or guides or inspires others
  2. noun
    a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
    synonyms: P., huisvader, mevrouw, mijnheer, oudeheer, ouweheer, pa, pap, papa, pappie, paps, pater, pater familias, pipa, uitvinder, vader, vaderen, vake, verwekker
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    ma, mam, mama, mammie, mams, moe, moeder, moederlief, moedertje, moes, moesje
    a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
    types:
    schoonpapa, schoonvader
    the father of your spouse
    type of:
    moederplant, ouder, stamplant
    a father or mother; one who begets or one who gives birth to or nurtures and raises a child; a relative who plays the role of guardian
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