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milk-mother

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Wet nurse (especially in an Islamic context, or the literal translation of the Chinese term 奶媽).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Halimah bint Abi Dhuayb was the milk-mother of the Prophet Muhammad.

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Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 奶媽 /奶妈 (nǎimā) — familial wet nurse
  • Latin: nutrix — familial wet nurse
  • Latin: mamma — familial wet nurse
  • Swedish: amma — familial wet nurse