"milk-mother" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: milk-mothers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} milk-mother (plural milk-mothers)
  1. Wet nurse (especially in an Islamic context, or the literal translation of the Chinese term 奶媽). Categories (topical): Breastfeeding, Female family members Synonyms: milk mother Related terms: milk brother, milk sister Translations (familial wet nurse): 奶媽 (Chinese Mandarin), 奶妈 (nǎimā) (Chinese Mandarin), nutrix (Latin), mamma (Latin), amma (Swedish)

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