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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