奶娘 (nǎi niáng) — wet nurse (dialectal or regional term)
Definition
A dialectal or regional word for 'wet nurse' — a woman hired to breastfeed and raise someone else's child. More colloquial and traditional than the standard term 奶妈.
noun
wet nurse (dialectal or regional term)
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 奶娘。Tā xiǎo shí hou shì nǎi niáng dài dà de.She was raised by a wet nurse when she was little.
- 奶娘。Gǔ dài yǒu qián rén jiā cháng cháng qǐng nǎi niáng.In ancient times, wealthy families often hired wet nurses.
- 奶娘。Zhè wèi nǎi niáng zhào gù hái zi fēi cháng xì xīn.This wet nurse takes care of the child very attentively.
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