NichiDict

乳母

うば
[uba]

Meanings

1.Noun

wet nurse; nursing mother

Examples

乳母に大切に育てられた。

I was raised with care by my wet nurse.

昔の宮廷では乳母が重要な役割を担っていた。

In ancient courts, wet nurses played an important role.

乳母の存在は近代以前の上流社会には一般的だった。

The presence of wet nurses was common in pre-modern upper-class society.