陪月

Chinese

to accompany; to keep someone company month; postpartum confinement (as in 坐月)
simp. and trad.
(陪月) 		陪 月

Pronunciation

Verb

陪月

  1. (Cantonese) to take care of the daily needs of a newborn baby and its mother during postpartum confinement following childbirth

Derived terms

  • 陪月員 / 陪月员

Noun

陪月

  1. (Cantonese) helper hired to take care of a newborn baby and its mother postpartum confinement following childbirth; postpartum recovery helper; doula (Classifier: 個／个 c)

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 月嫂 (“postpartum recovery matron”) [map]
Variety Location Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 月嫂
Northeastern Mandarin Taiwan 月嫂
Malaysia 月嫂
Singapore 月嫂
Cantonese Guangzhou 陪月
Hong Kong 陪月員, 陪月
Southern Min Penang (Hokkien) 月內婆
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