also: おんば
A woman employed to breastfeed and care for another's child, historically common in aristocratic and samurai families. The term is now largely historical.
In the Edo period, wet nurses played an important role in raising children of samurai families.
She served for many years as the family's wet nurse.
baby carriage; pram
Applies to each form listed below
Standard kanji spelling. The reading うば is a jukujikun (special kanji reading).
Alternate jukujikun reading; less common than うば.
The kanji 乳 (milk) and 母 (mother) directly convey the meaning. The reading うば is a jukujikun, a special reading assigned to the compound rather than derived from the individual kanji readings.