wet-nursing; having one's baby nursed by another woman; breast milk from another woman
Refers to the practice of having a baby breastfed by a woman who is not the mother, or the milk itself. The term is somewhat dated and may appear in historical or childcare contexts.
In the past, people sometimes asked for wet-nursing when the mother was ill.
This document describes the custom of wet-nursing in detail.
Standard kanji-kana mixed spelling. The reading もらいぢち is the most common pronunciation.
Kanji spelling using 貰う, but もらい is usually written in kana in modern Japanese.
Compound of もらい (receiving) and 乳 (milk). The reading ぢち is a rendaku form of ちち (milk).