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Meaning of milk-mother | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

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

Equivalents

Kurdî amma
Latina mamma nutrix
Svenska amma

Examples

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

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

milk-sap milk-sibling milk-sister milk-tooth milk-vetch milkaholic

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