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