奶

nǎi

mother

variant of 奶[nai3]

woman (女) + sound (乃) = mother, grandmother

女 anchors the meaning in womanhood and maternal care. 乃 contributes the nǎi sound rather than a meaning here.

女+乃→奶
乃An ancient character meaning 'then'Phonetic
女WomanSemantic

她小时候是由奶妈照顾长大的。

tā xiǎo shí hou shì yóu nǎi mā zhào gù zhǎng dà de。

She was raised and looked after by a wet nurse when she was little.

旧时有钱人家常常会请奶妈来照顾孩子。

jiù shí yǒu qián rén jiā cháng cháng huì qǐng nǎi mā lái zhào gù hái zi。

In the old days, wealthy families would often hire a wet nurse to look after their children.

Words with 奶

鲜奶

xiān nǎi

fresh milk

奶牛

nǎi niú

milk cow

挤奶

jǐ nǎi

to milk

奶头

nǎi tóu

nipple

配方奶

pèi fāng nǎi

formula (milk)

酸奶

suān nǎi

yogurt

酸奶油

suān nǎi yóu

sour cream

酸奶节

suān nǎi jié

Lhasa Shoton festival or yogurt banquet, from first of July of Tibetan calendar

阿奶

ā nǎi

granny

喂奶

wèi nǎi

to breast-feed

马奶酒

mǎ nǎi jiǔ

kumis

鲜奶油

xiān nǎi yóu

cream

More characters with 女

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