nhũ mẫu

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 乳母 (“wet nurse”)

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ɲu˦ˀ˥ məw˦ˀ˥]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [ɲʊw˧˨ məw˧˨]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ɲʊw˨˩˦ məw˨˩˦]

    Noun

    (classifier người) nhũ mẫu

    1. a nanny (child's nurse)
      Synonyms: vú em, vú nuôi
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