wet nurse
woman employed to breastfeed and care for another's child
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Summary
wet nurse is a profession[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of profession entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,520 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: female occupation[3]
- Subclass of: domestic worker[4], non-biological mother[5], biological mother[6]
- Commons category: Wet nurses[7]
- Patron saint: Agatha of Sicily[8]
- Field of this occupation: wet nursing[9], breastfeeding[10]
- Opposite of: nurseling[11]
- Topic's main category: Category:Wet nurses[12]
- Described by source: Gujin Tushu Jicheng[13], Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[14], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[15], Pauly–Wissowa[16]
- Different from: Balia[17], breadwinner[18]
- Female form of label: מינקת[19], Amme[20], nourrice[21], ama de crianza[22], amma[23], кормилица[24]
Why It Matters
wet nurse has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] It is known by 79 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]