Meaning of 奶妈
奶妈 means wet nurse; woman hired to breastfeed and care for another's child. Pronounced nǎi mā.
- wet nurse; woman hired to breastfeed and care for another's child
Definitions & Examples
Zài在
jiù旧
shè社
huì会
，
fù富
yù裕
jiā家
tíng庭
cháng常
huì会
qǐng请
yī一
gè个
nǎi奶
mā妈
。
In the old society, wealthy families often hired a wet nurse.
Zhè这
hái孩
zi子
shì是
chī吃
nǎi奶
mā妈
de的
nǎi奶
zhǎng长
dà大
de的
。
This child was raised on the milk of a wet nurse.
Xiǎo小
shuō说
lǐ里
，
zhè这
wèi位
nǎi奶
mā妈
duì对
fǔ抚
yǎng养
de的
hái孩
zi子
shì视
rú如
jǐ己
chū出
。
In the novel, this wet nurse treated the child she nursed as her own.
Suí随
zhe着
yīng婴
ér儿
pèi配
fāng方
nǎi奶
fěn粉
de的
pǔ普
jí及
，
nǎi奶
mā妈
zhè这
gè个
zhí职
yè业
yǐ已
jīng经
hěn很
shǎo少
jiàn见
le了
。
With the popularity of infant formula, the profession of wet nurse has become very rare.