milk-mother en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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Wet nurse (especially in an Islamic context, or the literal translation of the Chinese term 奶媽).
Halimah bint Abi Dhuayb was the milk-mother of the Prophet Muhammad.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| milk-mothers | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| milk mother | alternative | lexicographic |
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Translations (4)
cmn 奶媽 /奶妈 (familial wet nurse) · la nutrix (familial wet nurse) · la mamma (familial wet nurse) · sv amma (familial wet nurse)